# stevearc/aerial.nvim

Neovim plugin for a code outline window

Repository: https://github.com/stevearc/aerial.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aerialnvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nvim, lsp, neovim, neovim-plugin, nvim-plugin, navigation, outline
Last push: 2026-06-02T17:39:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 85, release rhythm 73, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2174, "days_push": 92, "days_rel": 101, "gap_med": 66, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2331, forks 120 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:37.738900+00:00)

## What it is
aerial.nvim is a Neovim plugin that displays a code outline window for skimming and quick navigation within files. It builds symbol outlines from Treesitter parsers or LSP backends and integrates with pickers like Telescope and fzf-lua.

## Use cases
- show a code outline sidebar in neovim
- quickly jump to functions and symbols in a file
- skim the structure of a large source file
- navigate code using treesitter symbols
- list symbols from LSP in a navigation window

## When to choose
- you use Neovim 0.11+ and want a symbol outline window
- you have Treesitter or LSP set up and want faster code navigation
- you want outline integration with Telescope, fzf-lua, or lualine

## When to avoid
- you use Vim without Neovim or an older Neovim version
- you have neither Treesitter parsers nor a working LSP setup
- you want an IDE-style outline outside the terminal

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cli
- tags: neovim, code-outline, lsp, treesitter, navigation, lua

## Member repositories
- stevearc/aerial.nvim (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.738900+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:38:00.879806+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stevearc/aerial.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.738900+00:00, sha 2b3e87cc572d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.