# stevearc/oil.nvim

Neovim file explorer: edit your filesystem like a buffer

Repository: https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/oilnvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, neovim-plugin, nvim, nvim-plugin
Last push: 2026-06-02T17:23:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 85, release rhythm 73, longevity 96
- inputs: {"age_days": 1357, "days_push": 92, "days_rel": 101, "gap_med": 58.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6845, forks 249 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:50.842156+00:00)

## What it is
oil.nvim is a Neovim plugin that provides a file explorer letting you edit your filesystem like a normal buffer. Changes such as renames, moves, and deletions are made by editing text and saving with :w.

## Use cases
- browse and navigate directories inside Neovim
- rename, move, copy, and delete files by editing a buffer
- replace netrw with a vinegar-style file explorer
- batch filesystem operations using normal vim editing commands
- open parent directory of current file with a keymap

## When to choose
- you want filesystem edits to feel like editing a text buffer
- you prefer keyboard-driven, vim-native file management
- you want a lightweight netrw/vim-vinegar replacement in Neovim 0.10+

## When to avoid
- you need a tree-sidebar style explorer like NERDTree or neo-tree
- you use Vim rather than Neovim
- you want a GUI file manager

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, files
- platform: editor-plugin, windows, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, neovim-plugin, file-explorer, lua, vim-vinegar, buffer-based-file-management, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- stevearc/oil.nvim (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:50.842156+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 2026-08-29T17:41:50.992353+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:50.842156+00:00, sha c5421d2feb18)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.