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Neovim – Modern Terminal Code Editor

(5/5)
Review by Joshua Morris on
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Review

Neovim is what happens when you take the best parts of Vim, ditch the 90s cruft, and wire it for modern development. Lua configs, async job control, LSP support, treesitter-based syntax – it scales from simple dotfiles to full-blown IDE setups without turning your config into a haunted house. If you like your tools fast, scriptable, and keyboard-driven, Neovim is the kind of editor you'll still be using ten years from now.

✓ Pros

  • ✓Blazing fast, terminal-native editor with tiny resource usage
  • ✓First-class support for LSP, Treesitter, and modern dev workflows
  • ✓Highly configurable with Lua instead of arcane scripting glue
  • ✓Thriving plugin ecosystem focused on performance and stability

✗ Cons

  • ✗Onboarding curve is steep if you've never used Vim-style editors before

Specifications

TypeOpen source code editor
LicenseOpen source (Vim license compatible)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, BSD
Input ModeKeyboard-first, modal editing
ConfigurationLua-based, scriptable
DistributionDownloadable binaries and package manager installs

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