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jaypei/emacs-neotree

A emacs tree plugin like NerdTree for Vim. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jaypei/emacs-neotree · Emacs Lisp · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

36/100

  • Activity 29
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4546
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 426
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1619 stars · 151 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

emacs-neotree is an Emacs plugin that displays a navigable file-system tree in a sidebar, modeled after Vim's NerdTree. It supports file operations, multiple visual themes, hidden-file toggling, and directory navigation via keybindings.

Use cases

  • show a file tree sidebar in emacs
  • navigate project directories like nerdtree in vim
  • create, rename, delete, and copy files from a tree view
  • toggle hidden files in a file explorer
  • customize the tree theme with icons
  • quickly open files from a project tree

When to choose

  • you use Emacs and want a NerdTree-style file explorer
  • you need built-in file operations from a tree sidebar
  • you want a MELPA-installable, themeable tree plugin

When to avoid

  • you use Vim or another editor instead of Emacs
  • you prefer dired or a different Emacs file manager
  • you need an IDE-grade project explorer with git integration

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

editor file-system developer-tools text-editors developer-tools cross-platform cli emacs-lisp file-tree nerdtree sidebar melpa emacs

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
jaypei/emacs-neotreemain36

For agents

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