# vhakulinen/gnvim

GUI for neovim, without any web bloat

Repository: https://github.com/vhakulinen/gnvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gnvim
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, neovim, gtk, nvim, gui, ui, text-editor, neovim-guis
Last push: 2026-06-28T08:22:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2959, "days_push": 66, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1956, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.030497+00:00)

## What it is
GNvim is a native GTK4-based graphical frontend for the Neovim text editor, written in Rust with no web technologies involved. It provides an opinionated desktop GUI experience for Neovim users on Linux.

## Use cases
- run neovim in a native gui instead of a terminal
- lightweight neovim gui without electron or web bloat
- gtk4 frontend for nvim on linux
- use neovim with proper font rendering and gui features
- install neovim gui via flatpak

## When to choose
- you want a native, non-web-based Neovim GUI on Linux
- you prefer GTK4/Libadwaita desktop integration
- you need a GUI frontend for Neovim 0.10+

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform GUI on Windows or macOS
- you want a highly configurable, plugin-rich GUI like Neovide
- you are happy editing in a terminal

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, editor
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: rust
- tags: neovim, gtk4, neovim-gui, libadwaita, flatpak, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- vhakulinen/gnvim (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.030497+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 2026-08-30T03:06:14.741911+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vhakulinen/gnvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.030497+00:00, sha 468cb4a4eeaa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.