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goolord/alpha-nvim

a lua powered greeter like vim-startify / dashboard-nvim observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/goolord/alpha-nvim · Lua · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1827
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2404 stars · 129 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

alpha-nvim is a fast, fully programmable start screen (greeter) plugin for Neovim written in Lua. It provides customizable themes similar to vim-startify and dashboard-nvim, including file icons and configurable buttons.

Use cases

  • show a custom start screen when opening neovim with no files
  • replace vim-startify or dashboard-nvim with a lua-powered greeter
  • display recent files and shortcuts on neovim startup
  • build a fully custom neovim dashboard with buttons and icons
  • add file icons to the neovim welcome screen

When to choose

  • you use Neovim and want a fast, programmable start page
  • you want startify or dashboard-nvim style themes with lua customization
  • you want a greeter with file icon support

When to avoid

  • you use plain Vim rather than Neovim
  • you don't want a start screen at all
  • you need session management itself (pair it with a session manager plugin)

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

ui-components developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform neovim lua greeter start-screen dashboard vim-startify dashboard-nvim

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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