Neovim
Neovim is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability. It has 103,225 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache 2.0 (parts from Vim under the Vim license) license. Its source code is on GitHub at neovim/neovim.
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About Neovim
Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to: See the Introduction wiki page and [Roadmap] for more information.
Install Neovim
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Is Neovim free and open source?
Yes. Neovim's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 (parts from Vim under the Vim license) license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Neovim?
Homebrew: brew install neovim. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.12.6).
Is Neovim still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 28, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.