# stevearc/dressing.nvim

Neovim plugin to improve the default vim.ui interfaces

Repository: https://github.com/stevearc/dressing.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dressingnvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, nvim, neovim-plugin, nvim-plugin
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-02-12T17:34:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 6, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1735, "days_push": 567, "days_rel": 620, "gap_med": 47.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1970, forks 44 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:00.834798+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin that overrides the default vim.ui.select and vim.ui.input interfaces with nicer floating-window implementations, optionally backed by pickers like telescope or fzf. It is now archived; the author recommends snacks.nvim instead.

## Use cases
- improve vim.ui.select and vim.ui.input prompts in neovim
- replace the default neovim input prompt with a floating window
- route vim.ui.select through telescope or fzf
- make LSP rename prompts nicer in neovim
- customize neovim core UI hooks without changing the API

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new Neovim configuration - use snacks.nvim instead
- you need actively maintained features or bug fixes
- you prefer a picker that natively handles vim.ui hooks without a shim

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cli
- tags: neovim, vim-ui, lua, archived, floating-window-ui

## Member repositories
- stevearc/dressing.nvim (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.834798+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 2026-08-30T03:05:08.414970+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stevearc/dressing.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.834798+00:00, sha feb4fec818b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.