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Neovim Qt vs Nvy: catalog facts
Neovim Qt	Nvy
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Gives Neovim its own desktop window outside a terminal Lightweight C++ and Qt6 code base	Small native client with DirectWrite text rendering Configured through your existing init.vim
Neovim must be installed separately Fewer GUI extras than some other Neovim front ends	Windows only Requires a separate Neovim installation
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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