AstroNvim
A ready-made Neovim configuration with preset plugins, language tooling and a modular structure.
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About AstroNvim
AstroNvim is a Neovim configuration that is usable straight after installation and can still be customised. Plugins are lazy-loaded to keep startup fast. Language servers, linters and formatters are installed through the built-in Mason package manager, so they need no extra code.
The configuration is built as a collection of plugins, and each is configured like any other Neovim plugin. AstroCommunity is a community-maintained collection of plugins and language support. The project follows semantic versioning and avoids breaking changes, so updates are predictable.
Strengths
- Language servers, linters and formatters installed through Mason
- Fast startup through lazy loading of plugins
- AstroCommunity collection for adding plugins and language support
- Semantic versioning with a focus on avoiding breaking changes
Limitations
- Requires Neovim and some familiarity with its Lua configuration
- Preset look and behaviour may take time to learn or override
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree community-maintained Neovim configuration.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- The AstroNvim contributors
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Neovim users who want an IDE-like setup without assembling it from scratch
- Categories
- Code editors, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to AstroNvim
Compare allSoftware that can replace AstroNvim for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
LazyVim
A Neovim setup built on lazy.nvim that turns Neovim into a preconfigured IDE.
LazyVim is another preconfigured Neovim setup built on lazy.nvim, with default keymaps, a free online book and video walkthrough, though it needs several external tools and a Nerd Font.
NvChad
A Neovim configuration base with fast startup, built-in UI plugins and dozens of themes.
NvChad offers a smaller Neovim base config of around 900 lines with 68 built-in themes, leaving more plugin and language tooling for you to add compared with AstroNvim's presets.
Neovim
A modern rewrite of Vim with a built-in language server client, Lua configuration and an embeddable API.
Neovim on its own gives the built-in LSP client, tree-sitter and Lua configuration without presets, so you assemble plugins, language servers and keymaps yourself instead of using AstroNvim's setup.
AstroNvim as an alternative
Listings that name AstroNvim as an alternative.
Spacemacs
A community-driven Emacs configuration that combines Emacs with Vim-style editing and mnemonic key bindings.
AstroNvim is a ready-made Neovim configuration with Mason-installed language tooling, replacing Emacs Lisp with Neovim's Lua configuration.
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