# goolord/alpha-nvim

a lua powered greeter like vim-startify / dashboard-nvim

Repository: https://github.com/goolord/alpha-nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alpha-nvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, vim-startify, dashboard-nvim, alpha-nvim
Last push: 2026-08-25T04:39:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1827, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2404, forks 129 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:43.948334+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, lua, greeter, start-screen, dashboard, vim-startify, dashboard-nvim

## Member repositories
- goolord/alpha-nvim (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.948334+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 2026-08-30T02:34:10.477060+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/goolord/alpha-nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.948334+00:00, sha 503e2630f085)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.