Shougo/denite.nvim

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2054 stars · 208 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Denite.nvim is a Vim/Neovim plugin that provides a generic asynchronous fuzzy-finder-like interface for unifying many editor interactions such as opening files, switching buffers, and searching text. It is implemented in Python 3 for speed and extensibility, and is the successor to unite.vim.

Use cases

• fuzzy find and open files in neovim
• switch between buffers quickly in vim
• search for a string across a project from vim
• insert register values via a picker interface
• change current directory interactively in vim
• build custom sources for a generic vim picker interface

When to choose

• you use Neovim or Vim 8 and want a generic, extensible fuzzy-finder interface
• you need custom sources and want a Python-based, asynchronous picker
• you are maintaining an existing denite-based configuration

When to avoid

• you are starting a new setup - the author recommends ddu.vim instead since active development has stopped
• you want a zero-configuration fuzzy finder, since denite defines no default mappings
• you cannot install Python 3.6+ with pynvim/msgpack support

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

search-engine ui-components developer-tools text-editors developer-tools windows cross-platform vim-plugin neovim fuzzy-finder asynchronous python3 unite-successor linux macos

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