# xiyaowong/transparent.nvim

Remove all background colors to make nvim transparent

Repository: https://github.com/xiyaowong/transparent.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/transparentnvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nvim-transparent, vim-transparent, neovim, nvim
Last push: 2026-06-12T03:13:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1972, "days_push": 82, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1189, forks 25 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:55.767876+00:00)

## What it is
A Neovim plugin written in Lua that removes all background colors from highlight groups to make the editor transparent. It supports configurable highlight groups, prefix-based clearing for UI plugins, and toggle functionality.

## Use cases
- make neovim background transparent
- remove background colors from nvim colorscheme
- clear highlight backgrounds for bufferline or lualine
- toggle transparency in neovim
- use terminal background behind neovim

## When to choose
- You want Neovim to blend with your terminal's background or wallpaper
- You need to clear backgrounds from UI plugins like bufferline, neo-tree, or lualine
- You want a lightweight, configurable transparency toggle

## When to avoid
- You use a GUI Neovim build where terminal transparency doesn't apply the same way
- You want full theme customization rather than just background removal
- You don't use Neovim

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: theme, ui-components
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: neovim, lua, transparency, colorscheme, highlight-groups

## Member repositories
- xiyaowong/transparent.nvim (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.767876+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 2026-08-30T06:23:22.250236+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xiyaowong/transparent.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:55.767876+00:00, sha 1a6d86acb79a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.