Neovim

About Neovim

Neovim is a modernised fork of Vim focused on extensibility and usability, with first-class Lua scripting, a built-in terminal and an asynchronous plugin architecture.

Good for

• Keyboard-driven editing in the terminal
• Building a custom editor setup with Lua
• Remote work over SSH

What’s new in v0.12.6

```
NVIM v0.12.6
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290
```

Release notes

- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/779c36969e31080503be2dfccbcc3f999e289606) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)

Install

Windows

Zip

1. Download nvim-win64.zip (or nvim-win-arm64.zip for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal

MSI

1. Download nvim-win64.msi (or nvim-win-arm64.msi for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal

Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install `vcruntime*.dll`](https://neovim.io/doc/install/#windows).

macOS (x86_64)

1. Download nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`

macOS (arm64)

1. Download nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`

Linux (x86_64)

If your system does not have the required glibc version, try the (unsupported) [builds for older glibc](https://github.com/neovim/neovim-releases).

AppImage

1. Download nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage
2. Run `chmod u+x nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage && ./nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage`
   - If your system does not have F…

Full release notes on GitHub →

Install & verify

• Windows: run the installer, or unzip the portable build. SmartScreen may warn about new releases; that is normal for unsigned open-source builds.
• macOS: open the disk image and drag the app to Applications. If it is blocked, right-click it and choose Open.
• Linux: install the .deb or .rpm with your package manager, or run the AppImage or archive.
• Verify: press Copy SHA next to a file, then compare it with certutil -hashfile FILE SHA256 (Windows) or shasum -a 256 FILE (macOS/Linux).

Version history

Older versions can contain known security issues. Use the latest release unless you need a specific one for compatibility.