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Neovim

modal text editor based on Vim, focused on improving extensibility and maintainability
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Neovim

Summary

Neovim is a free software[1]. Neovim ranks in the top 2% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Neovim's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Neovim's instance of is recorded as modal text editor[4].
  • Neovim's based on is recorded as Q131382[5].
  • Neovim's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[6].
  • Neovim's copyright license is recorded as Vim license[7].
  • Neovim's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Neovim's programmed in is recorded as Vimscript[9].
  • Neovim's programmed in is recorded as Lua[10].
  • Neovim's operating system is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Neovim's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Neovim's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • Neovim's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[14].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.2[15].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.1[16].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.0[17].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.7[18].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.6[19].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.5[20].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.0[21].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.1[22].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.2[23].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.3[24].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.4[25].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.5[26].
  • Neovim's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.6[27].

Why It Matters

Neovim ranks in the top 2% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,268 views/month).[2] Neovim is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

cross-platform free software Linux Lua macOS make Microsoft Windows TJ DeVries Vim Vimscript

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Lokiretro · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.2, 0.2.1, 0.2.0 +46
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.12.3"
  2. 6w ago · Aavindraa · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Macports port → neovim
    Freebsd port → —
    Gitlab topic id → —
    Homebrew formula name → —
    + 104 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8324]]: [[Q140073581]]"
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