# nvimdev/dashboard-nvim

vim dashboard

Repository: https://github.com/nvimdev/dashboard-nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dashboard-nvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dashboard, neovim, vim, neovim-plugin, vim-plugin, vim-startify
Last push: 2026-04-17T02:06:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 77, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2278, "days_push": 139, "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 2869, forks 201 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.051089+00:00)

## What it is
A fast, low-memory start screen (dashboard) plugin for Neovim written in Lua, offering themes like 'hyper' and 'doom' with configurable headers, shortcuts, recent files, and project lists. It is a drop-in alternative to vim-startify.

## Use cases
- show a fancy start screen when opening neovim
- replace vim-startify with a faster dashboard
- list recent files and projects on neovim startup
- add custom keyboard shortcuts to the neovim welcome screen
- display a custom ascii header in neovim

## When to choose
- you use Neovim and want a polished, blazing-fast start screen
- you want configurable themes, shortcuts, and recent-project lists
- you care about low memory usage on startup

## When to avoid
- you use plain Vim rather than Neovim
- you prefer a minimal editor with no start screen
- you need a GUI dashboard outside the terminal

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, vim-plugin, start-screen, dashboard, lua

## Member repositories
- nvimdev/dashboard-nvim (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.051089+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 2026-08-30T07:35:55.363043+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nvimdev/dashboard-nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.051089+00:00, sha 66d4b2c94156)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.