# Shougo/denite.nvim

:dragon: Dark powered asynchronous unite all interfaces for Neovim/Vim8

Repository: https://github.com/Shougo/denite.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/denitenvim
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: vim, denite, nvim, python, user-interface, asynchronous
Last push: 2024-03-12T03:50:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3852, "days_push": 904, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2054, forks 208 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.763728+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: search-engine, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: vim-plugin, neovim, fuzzy-finder, asynchronous, python3, unite-successor, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Shougo/denite.nvim (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.763728+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 2026-08-30T02:57:17.685114+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Shougo/denite.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.763728+00:00, sha 0158e5b20986)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.