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LunarVim

🌙 LunarVim is an IDE layer for Neovim. Completely free and community driven. observed · 2026-10-21

github.com/LunarVim/LunarVim · homepage · Lua · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-10-21

Health v2 · maintenance only

30/100

  • Activity 17
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2987
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 502
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

19257 stars · 1484 forks observed · 2026-10-21

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.97

LunarVim is a community‑driven IDE layer that extends Neovim with sane defaults and a rich set of plugins. It provides built‑in LSP, linting, formatting, debugging and UI enhancements out of the box.

Use cases

  • Set up a fully featured IDE experience in Neovim with minimal configuration
  • Develop code in multiple languages with integrated LSP, autocompletion and linting
  • Add a file explorer, fuzzy finder and terminal to Neovim for faster navigation
  • Customize and extend Neovim with additional plugins, keymaps and snippets
  • Run a consistent development environment across Linux, macOS and Windows

When to choose

  • You already use Neovim and want an opinionated yet extensible IDE setup
  • You need out‑of‑the‑box language server support for many languages
  • You prefer a Lua‑based configuration that can be easily tweaked
  • You want fast startup with lazy‑loading of plugins

When to avoid

  • You are looking for a standalone graphical IDE rather than a terminal‑based editor
  • You need deep integration with non‑Neovim tools or GUIs
  • You prefer a completely minimal Neovim config without pre‑installed plugins

Facets

plugin · maturity active

editor plugin-system developer-tools windows cross-platform neovim lua ide-layer lsp-integration autocompletion fuzzy-finder snippets devops linux macos

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
LunarVim/LunarVimmain30
LunarVim/lunarvim.orgdocs75

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="LunarVim/LunarVim")

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