neovide
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Description:
No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: neovim editor gui rust text-editor
Install: brew install neovide
About:
Neovide is a graphical user interface client for Neovim, written in Rust. It provides a smooth, GPU-accelerated rendering experience with features like animated cursor effects and subtle visual enhancements. The tool aims to deliver a modern, performant frontend while maintaining full compatibility with Neovim's core functionality and plugin ecosystem.
Key Features:
  • GPU-accelerated rendering for high performance
  • Animated cursor and smooth scrolling effects
  • Full compatibility with Neovim configurations and plugins
  • Multi-window and multi-tab support
Use Cases:
  • Daily text editing with a visually enhanced Neovim experience
  • Developing in terminal-based environments who prefer a GUI
  • Users migrating from GUI editors like VS Code or Sublime Text seeking Vim motions
Alternatives:
  • nvim – The core terminal-based Neovim instance; Neovide acts as a graphical frontend for it.
  • goneovim – Another Neovim GUI frontend written in Go, focusing on minimalism and Qt integration.
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