akinsho/bufferline.nvim

Health v2 · maintenance only

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4365 stars · 238 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Neovim plugin written in Lua that renders a stylish, highly configurable buffer line (tab bar) at the top of the editor, with tabpage integration. It emulates the aesthetics of GUI editors and Doom Emacs, with features like LSP indicators, buffer groups, pinning, and reordering.

Use cases

• show open buffers as tabs in neovim
• make neovim look like a GUI editor
• display LSP diagnostics in the bufferline
• group and pin buffers in neovim
• reorder and pick buffers with mouse or keys
• style the tab bar to match my colorscheme

When to choose

• you use Neovim 0.8+ and want a polished buffer/tab line
• you want deep customization including custom areas, groups, and LSP indicators
• you prefer plugins written in Lua with colorscheme integration

When to avoid

• you use vanilla Vim rather than Neovim
• you don't have a Nerd Font patched font available
• you want a minimal setup without extra visual chrome

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

ui-components theme developer-tools developer-tools text-editors editor-plugin windows neovim bufferline lua vim statusline tabs linux macos

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