nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua

Health v2 · maintenance only

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8630 stars · 638 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A file explorer tree plugin for Neovim written in Lua. It provides a sidebar tree view with file icons, git integration, diagnostics, filtering, and file operations.

Use cases

• browse project files in a tree sidebar in neovim
• create, rename, and delete files from within the editor
• see git status of files in the explorer
• filter and search files in a directory tree
• replace netrw with a modern file explorer

When to choose

• you use Neovim and want a feature-rich file tree explorer
• you want git and LSP diagnostics integrated into your file tree
• you prefer plugins written in Lua with high customizability

When to avoid

• you use an editor other than Neovim
• you prefer fuzzy-finder based file navigation over a tree view
• you run Neovim older than 0.10 without using compat tags

Facets

plugin · maturity active

file-system ui-components developer-tools developer-tools text-editors editor-plugin cross-platform neovim file-explorer lua vim-plugin sidebar

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