Neovim Overview
Neovim is a free, open-source text editor that refactors and extends Vim, aiming to keep Vim's modal editing while modernizing the codebase and embedding capabilities. It uses Lua as a first-class configuration and plugin language alongside Vimscript, includes a built-in Language Server Protocol (LSP) client for code completion and diagnostics, supports asynchronous jobs so plugins do not block the editor, and exposes a stable API that lets external programs and GUIs embed it as a component. It is highly popular with developers who want a fast, keyboard-driven, deeply customizable editor for the terminal. The offline installer or portable build runs without a network connection, though plugins are fetched separately. This page links straight to Neovim Contributors's official Neovim source.
