# ellisonleao/glow.nvim

A markdown preview directly in your neovim.

Repository: https://github.com/ellisonleao/glow.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/glownvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, lua, neovim-plugin, glow, golang, vim, markdown, preview, nvim
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-03-21T22:49:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 12, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2212, "days_push": 530, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1332, forks 55 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:24.458390+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin that renders markdown previews in a floating window inside the editor, powered by charmbracelet's glow CLI. It is now archived and no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- preview markdown files inside neovim
- render readme files without leaving the editor
- view current buffer as formatted markdown
- markdown preview in terminal-based editor

## When to choose
- you want a quick in-editor markdown preview and don't mind an unmaintained plugin
- you already use glow and want neovim integration

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained plugin (consider render-markdown.nvim)
- you need browser-based or live-sync markdown preview

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: markdown, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, markdown-preview, glow, floating-window, archived

## Member repositories
- ellisonleao/glow.nvim (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.458390+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 2026-08-30T04:45:11.360848+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ellisonleao/glow.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.458390+00:00, sha 4da1a4119200)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.