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Neovide vs VimR

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Neovide

8.5
Developer Tools

Neovim Client

VimR

8.0
Developer Tools

GUI for the Neovim text editor

Metric Neovide VimR
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 8.5 8.0
30-day Installs 604 172
90-day Installs 1.7K 447
365-day Installs 5.9K 2.1K
Version 0.16.2 0.63.0,20260425.152925
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 14.8K 6.9K
GitHub Forks 601 227
Open Issues 263 314
License MIT MIT
Language Rust Swift
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 3mo ago
First Seen Apr 14, 2022 Aug 16, 2014

Reviews

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

VimR

VimR is a sleek macOS GUI for Neovim, offering a native experience with features like split windows and custom keybindings. Built with Swift, it's perfect for developers who prefer Neovim's powerful text editing capabilities within a modern graphical interface.

VimR provides a graphical user interface for Neovim on macOS.

Pros

  • + Offers a native macOS experience for Neovim users
  • + Built with Swift, ensuring a modern and efficient application
  • + Auto-updates keep the software current and secure
  • + High community interest and active development

Cons

  • - Occasional issues with PATH configuration
  • - Some users report rare bugs, though these are typically resolved