Neovim vs Vim

Discussions center on recommendations for Neovim, comparisons with Vim including benefits like Lua support and richer plugins, and debates on switching editors or using VSCode integrations.

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alex1138 Jan 21, 2026 View on HN

Any thoughts on Neovim? Do you like it?

jjawssd Feb 2, 2017 View on HN

Have you considered using neovim?

dailykoder Mar 28, 2024 View on HN

Have you tried neovim? It just works and is blazing fast (respectively plain vim, if you don't need plugins)

csomar Feb 23, 2024 View on HN

Any plans for a Neovim plugin? Quite interested but don't feel like switching to VSCode any time soon.

radiKal07 Jul 19, 2022 View on HN

I would recommend Neovim. The plugin ecosystem is way richer due to them fully embracing Lua.

AlexSW Apr 7, 2023 View on HN

What did Vim give you that Neovim didn't provide?

wyclif Aug 14, 2019 View on HN

Try Neovim, you'll love it. https://neovim.io/

tcoff91 Jun 3, 2025 View on HN

Neovim is great. I highly recommend switching.

coherentpony Nov 5, 2014 View on HN

As a user, what benefit do I have switching from vim to neovim?

mvp0999 Mar 24, 2025 View on HN

there's no alternative for nvim, nvim is superior !