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norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua

The fastest Neovim colorizer. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua · Lua · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

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: 2512
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 791
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2692 stars · 168 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A high-performance color highlighter plugin for Neovim written in LuaJIT with no external dependencies. It highlights color codes (hex, named colors, CSS rgb/hsl functions) in buffers in real time.

Use cases

  • highlight hex color codes in neovim
  • show color previews for css colors in editor
  • display rgb and hsl color values inline
  • highlight named colors like blue in code
  • fast colorizer plugin for neovim with no dependencies

When to choose

  • you use Neovim and want fast, real-time color code highlighting
  • you want a colorizer with zero external dependencies
  • you need a Lua API for custom color highlighting

When to avoid

  • you use Vim instead of Neovim
  • you need color highlighting in other editors like VS Code

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

ui-components developer-tools text-editors developer-tools web-design windows editor-plugin neovim color-highlighter lua syntax-highlighting hex-colors css-colors linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
norcalli/nvim-colorizer.luamain32

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