folke/zen-mode.nvim

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

2156 stars · 76 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Neovim plugin that provides distraction-free coding by opening the current buffer in a centered full-screen floating window. It optionally dims the backdrop, hides UI elements like status and sign columns, and integrates with terminal emulators and other plugins.

Use cases

• focus on writing code without distractions
• get a centered writing mode in Neovim
• hide statusline and UI clutter while coding
• use Neovim as a distraction-free writing environment
• temporarily enlarge the coding area in a terminal
• dim inactive code while focusing on one buffer

When to choose

• you use Neovim 0.5+ and want a focus/zen mode
• you want a customizable distraction-free window without breaking your splits
• you use Kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm, tmux, or Neovide and want font/scale adjustments during focus

When to avoid

• you don't use Neovim
• you need an IDE-integrated focus mode rather than an editor plugin

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

editor developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cli cross-platform neovim distraction-free focus-mode lua zen-mode

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