# folke/lazy.nvim

💤 A modern plugin manager for Neovim

Repository: https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lazynvim
Homepage: https://lazy.folke.io/
Language: Lua
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, neovim-plugin, nvim, package-manager, plugin-manager
Last push: 2026-06-29T18:23:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 55, longevity 98
- inputs: {"age_days": 1382, "days_push": 65, "days_rel": 300, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21465, forks 591 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.750058+00:00)

## What it is
lazy.nvim is a modern plugin manager for Neovim written in Lua. It provides fast startup via lazy-loading and bytecode compilation, a powerful management UI, lockfiles, and automatic plugin installation and updates.

## Use cases
- manage neovim plugins
- speed up neovim startup time
- lazy-load plugins on events and keymaps
- pin plugin versions with a lockfile
- install plugins automatically on first launch
- profile neovim plugin performance

## When to choose
- you use Neovim >= 0.8.0 and want a fast, actively maintained plugin manager
- you need lazy-loading, semver version pinning, and dependency sequencing
- you want a UI and profiling tools for managing your plugin setup

## When to avoid
- you use Vim rather than Neovim
- you need a plugin manager for editors other than Neovim
- you prefer minimal Lua-free vimscript-only setups

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, plugin-manager, lazy-loading, lua, vim, command-line

## Member repositories
- folke/lazy.nvim (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.750058+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 2026-08-29T16:58:06.225904+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.750058+00:00, sha dee200f10311)
  - homepage: https://lazy.folke.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:37.899612+00:00, sha 0c972923a244)
  - site_page: https://lazy.folke.io/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:37.908700+00:00, sha a78e7475d75d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.