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AstroNvim vs LunarVim: catalog facts
AstroNvim	LunarVim
Free Free community-maintained Neovim configuration.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence, funded by donations.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Language servers, linters and formatters installed through Mason Fast startup through lazy loading of plugins	IDE features such as LSP, debugging and fuzzy finding out of the box Built-in plugins can be toggled individually in config.lua
Requires Neovim and some familiarity with its Lua configuration Preset look and behaviour may take time to learn or override	Requires Neovim and some familiarity with modal editing Opinionated defaults may conflict with an existing Neovim workflow
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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