# LunarVim/Launch.nvim

🚀 Launch.nvim is modular starter for Neovim.

Repository: https://github.com/LunarVim/Launch.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/launchnvim
Language: Lua
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: lua, neovim, nvim, vim, neovim-config, neovim-dotfiles
Last push: 2024-12-26T14:15:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1540, "days_push": 615, "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 1985, forks 435 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:02.690558+00:00)

## What it is
Launch.nvim is a modular, pinned-plugin Neovim starter configuration written in Lua, designed to give users an IDE-like experience out of the box. It serves as a simple, well-structured base that newcomers can extend or from which they can borrow individual pieces for their own configs.

## Use cases
- set up neovim as an ide
- starter neovim config for beginners
- modular nvim dotfiles to build on
- learn how to structure a neovim config in lua
- pinned plugin versions for stable neovim setup
- replace vscode with neovim
- example neovim lsp and telescope setup

## When to choose
- you are new to Neovim and want a working IDE-like setup without writing everything from scratch
- you want a clean, simple, modular config base to extend with your own plugins
- you want pinned plugin versions that stay compatible with a specific Neovim release
- you want to study a well-organized Lua config structure before building your own

## When to avoid
- you want a batteries-included, opinionated distribution like LazyVim or LunarVim with many preconfigured features
- you are an experienced Neovim user with an established config and only need individual plugins
- you need a config that auto-updates plugins to latest versions rather than pinned releases
- you are not using Neovim 0.9 or later

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, windows
- tags: neovim, nvim-config, starter-config, ide-setup, lua, dotfiles, lsp, telescope, treesitter, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- LunarVim/Launch.nvim (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.690558+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 2026-08-30T03:03:15.674368+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LunarVim/Launch.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.690558+00:00, sha e84519b04dda)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.