nvim

My minimal clean fast Neovim config 💚 ~10+ plugins of pure joy. (Project migrated from github/tduyng/nvim) https://tduyng.com/series/neovim/

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fast minimal neovim-config nvim

Installation

nimble install nvim
choosenim install nvim
git clone https://gitlab.com/tduyng/nvim

OS Compatibility

Platform Linux macOS Windows FreeBSD OpenBSD NetBSD Android iOS WASM Embedded
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Source

Repository https://gitlab.com/tduyng/nvim
Homepage https://gitlab.com/tduyng/nvim
Registry Source gitlab

README

My Neovim config

Fast, IDE-grade Neovim setup with 14 plugins using native vim.pack (no plugin manager needed)

Neovim Plugins Startup

  • Sub-50ms startup using native vim.pack (no lazy.nvim/packer overhead)
  • Custom UI components (statusline, tabline, session manager) without extra plugins
  • 15+ LSP servers pre-configured with format-on-save
  • Session persistence that restores your workspace as VSCode

Core Plugins

Plugin Purpose
blink.cmp Completion with LSP, snippets, fuzzy matching
codeme.nvim (optional) Coding time tracker / dashboard
fff.nvim File finder and live grep picker
gitsigns.nvim Git signs in the gutter, hunk navigation, line blame
grug-far.nvim Search & replace across files
nvim-dap (optional) Debug Adapter Protocol client
nvim-dap-view (optional) DAP UI panel (scopes, breakpoints, watches, threads)
nvim-treesitter Syntax highlighting, code folding, indentation
nvim-web-devicons File type icons
oil.nvim File explorer
render-markdown.nvim Rich markdown rendering in the buffer (browser preview with cli mdserve)
vdiff.nvim Side-by-side diff viewer, merge conflict resolution, gitlab/github review
which-key.nvim Command palette & keybind helper
yanky.nvim Yank ring with cycling, history picker, put highlighting

Minimal custom features (no plugins required)

Feature File Description
Custom Catppuccin config/theme.lua Gruvbox-inspired palette, highlight overrides for plugins, syntax, treesitter, LSP semantic tokens
Auto-pairs config/pairs.lua Insert-mode auto-close for brackets, and smart backspace
Statusline config/statusline.lua Git branch/diff, LSP diagnostics, word count for markdown
Tabline config/tabline.lua Smart buffer management with devicons
Session manager config/session.lua Per-directory auto-save/restore
LSP utilities config/lsp.lua Unified 15+ server setup with format-on-save, inlay hints
Diagnostics config/diagnostics.lua Custom diagnostic display config
Pack UI config/pack.lua Browser for vim.pack plugin registry
Jump config/jump.lua Minimal 2-char search with label jump
Multicursor config/mcursor.lua Column-align native multicursors (:h multicursor), keymap g<Space>
UI overrides config/ui2.lua Floating windows, cmdline

I also wrote a series of articles about my Neovim config

Installation

# Backup existing config
mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.bak

# Clone
git clone https://gitlab.com/tduyng/nvim.git ~/.config/nvim

# Launch (plugins install automatically)
nvim

Prerequisites: Neovim 0.13+, Git, Ripgrep, Nerd Font

Update plugins: <leader>pu or :lua vim.pack.update()

Development

Validate the config before committing:

just validate  # Run all checks (loads config in headless nvim + checks formatting)
just check     # Test config loads without errors
just fmt       # Format all Lua files with StyLua

Quick Start

Leader key: Space

Essential keybindings

Files & Search
  <leader>ff        Find files (fff.nvim)
  <leader>fg        Live grep (fff.nvim)
  <leader>fw        Grep word/selection (fff.nvim)
  <leader>fc        Find config file (fff.nvim)
  <leader>fr        Recent files (fff.nvim)
  <leader><space>   Smart find files (fff.nvim)
  <leader>/         Grep (fff.nvim)
  <leader>e         File explorer (oil.nvim)
  -                 Open parent directory (oil.nvim)
  <leader>E         File explorer (tree, netrw)
  <leader>sr        Search & replace (grug-far.nvim)

Buffers
  <leader>fb        Buffers (picker)
  <leader>bd        Delete buffer
  <leader>bo        Delete other buffers
  <leader>bb        Switch to other buffer
  <leader>bl        Close all left buffers
  <leader>br        Close all right buffers
  <Tab>/<S-Tab>     Next/Previous buffer
  <S-h>/<S-l>       Previous/Next buffer
  [b / ]b           Previous/Next buffer

Windows
  Ctrl-h/j/k/l      Navigate windows
  <leader>sv        Vertical split
  <leader>sh        Horizontal split
  <leader>ww        Other window
  <leader>wd        Delete window
  <leader>w-        Split window below
  <leader>w|        Split window right
  <leader>w=        Equalize window sizes
  <leader>wH/J/K/L  Move window

Tabs
  <leader><tab><tab>  New tab
  <leader><tab>]     Next tab
  <leader><tab>[     Previous tab
  <leader><tab>d     Close tab
  <leader><tab>o     Close other tabs
  <leader><tab>f     First tab
  <leader><tab>l     Last tab
  <leader><tab>n     New tab with current buffer
  <leader><tab>m     Move tab

LSP (native)
  gd                Goto definition
  gD                Goto declaration
  gR                References
  gI                Goto implementation
  gy                Goto type definition
  K / <leader>k     Hover documentation
  <leader>ca        Code actions
  <leader>cl        Fix all (LSP)
  <leader>cr        Rename
  <leader>ss        Document symbols
  <leader>cw        Workspace diagnostics

Git (vdiff.nvim)
  <leader>gg        LazyGit
  <leader>gc        Git: compare (universal)
  <leader>gC        Git: compare two refs
  <leader>gd        Git: working tree diff
  <leader>gD        Git: staged diff
  <leader>gf        Git: diff file vs HEAD
  <leader>gF        Git: diff file (universal)
  <leader>gV        Git: file history
  <leader>gv        Git: line history
  <leader>gx        Git: close all
  <leader>gm        Git: merge conflicts
  <leader>gr...     Git: review prefix (MR/PR)

Debug (DAP)
  <leader>db        Toggle breakpoint
  <leader>dc        Run/Continue
  <leader>di        Step into
  <leader>do        Step out
  <leader>dO        Step over
  <leader>du        DAP view toggle
  <leader>dh        DAP hover

Diagnostics
  <leader>cd        Line diagnostics
  <leader>sd        Document diagnostics (picker)
  <leader>cD        Workspace diagnostics (picker)
  ]d / [d           Next/Prev diagnostic
  ]e / [e           Next/Prev error
  ]w / [w           Next/Prev warning

Quickfix / Location
  <leader>xq        Quickfix list
  <leader>xl        Location list
  [q / ]q           Previous/Next quickfix
  <leader>cn/cp     Next/Previous quickfix
  <leader>co/cc     Open/Close quickfix
  <leader>ln/lp     Next/Previous location
  <leader>lo/lc     Open/Close location

Markdown
  <leader>um        Toggle render markdown
  <leader>mp        Markdown preview (mdserve)

Sessions
  <leader>qs        Load session (cwd)
  <leader>ql        Load last session
  <leader>qS        Select session
  <leader>qd        Stop session saving
  <leader>qr        Delete current session

Pack (vim.pack)
  <leader>pp        Pack UI
  <leader>pu        Pack update all
  <leader>pd        Pack delete plugin

UI toggles
  <leader>uw        Toggle wrap
  <leader>uL        Toggle relative number
  <leader>ul        Toggle line number
  <leader>uc        Toggle conceal level
  <leader>uA        Toggle tabline
  <leader>uf        Toggle autoformat
  <leader>us        Toggle spell
  <leader>R         Restart Neovim

Screenshots

Lua Development

Markdown Preview

License

MIT