# williamboman/nvim-lsp-installer

Further development has moved to https://github.com/williamboman/mason.nvim!

Repository: https://github.com/williamboman/nvim-lsp-installer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvim-lsp-installer
Homepage: https://github.com/williamboman/mason.nvim
Language: Lua
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-11-12T13:57:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1977, "days_push": 1390, "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 1951, forks 117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:58.252554+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin for installing and managing LSP servers with a graphical UI, version upgrades, and Windows support. It is no longer maintained and has been superseded by mason.nvim, which extends the same foundation to DAP servers, linters, and formatters.

## Use cases
- install lsp servers for neovim
- manage language servers inside neovim
- upgrade lsp server versions from neovim
- graphical ui for neovim lsp server management
- install rust_analyzer nightly in neovim

## When to choose
- you are pinned to an old Neovim setup that still depends on nvim-lsp-installer
- you need to read its source to migrate to mason.nvim

## When to avoid
- starting a new Neovim configuration - use mason.nvim instead
- you need bug fixes or new LSP server support
- you want DAP servers, linters, or formatter management

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, package-manager, editor
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, editor-plugin
- tags: neovim, lsp, lsp-installer, lua, superseded-by-mason-nvim, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- williamboman/nvim-lsp-installer (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.252554+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 2026-08-30T03:06:50.879382+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/williamboman/nvim-lsp-installer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:58.252554+00:00, sha 552c83ffb2ec)
  - homepage: https://github.com/williamboman/mason.nvim (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:31.004933+00:00, sha 9e3411da0e72)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.