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Goneovim vs Neovide

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Goneovim

8.0
Developer Tools

Neovim GUI written in Golang, using a Golang qt backend

Neovide

8.5
Developer Tools

Neovim Client

Metric Goneovim Neovide
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 8.0 8.5
30-day Installs 27 589
90-day Installs 108 1.7K
365-day Installs 1.1K 5.9K
Version 0.6.17 0.16.2
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 2.6K 14.8K
GitHub Forks 69 601
Open Issues 108 263
License MIT MIT
Language Go Rust
Last GitHub Commit 3mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Jun 24, 2021 Apr 14, 2022

Reviews

Goneovim

Goneovim is a Neovim GUI written in Go, offering a cross-platform, lightweight alternative for Neovim users. It leverages a Go Qt backend for its interface, appealing to developers who prefer minimalistic tools.

Provides a graphical user interface for Neovim, enhancing its usability with a modern frontend.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform support for a consistent experience
  • + Lightweight and minimalistic design
  • + Actively maintained with a strong GitHub presence

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Past issues with window management and rendering (now resolved)

Neovide

Neovide is a sleek, cross-platform GUI for Neovim, offering smooth scrolling and cursor animations. It's built with Rust for performance and is ideal for users seeking a modern, distraction-free Neovim experience.

Provides a graphical interface for Neovim with enhanced visual features.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform support
  • + Smooth scrolling and cursor animations
  • + Rust-based for performance
  • + Customizable interface
  • + Enhanced terminal experience

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited customization beyond Neovim