SnaxVim

SnaxVim is a no-frills starter template for building your own Neovim configuration.

Features

• Minimal yet Capable

  Only the essential plugins and configurations are included to support fundamental IDE-like features, including diagnostics, formatting, and debugging.
  Language-specific features can be enabled by adding the appropriate configuration entries.

• Exceptionally Fast Startuptime

  Several built-in runtime plugins are disabled, and all plugins are lazy-loaded by default.
  Note that plugins won't be loaded unless loading conditions are defined, such as events, keymaps, or user commands.

Requirements

• neovim >= 0.11.0
• git
• tree-sitter-cli for nvim-treesitter
• a C compiler for nvim-treesitter
• (optional) a Nerd Font
• (optional) ripgrep for Snacks.picker.grep
• (optional) fd for Snacks.picker.explorer

Install

Create a backup of your current Neovim files

Linux and macOS

mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim-bak
mv ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/share/nvim-bak

Windows

move %LOCALAPPDATA%\nvim %LOCALAPPDATA%\nvim-bak
move %LOCALAPPDATA%\nvim-data %LOCALAPPDATA%\nvim-bak-data

Fork and clone this repo

Linux and macOS

git clone https://github.com/your-username/SnaxVim ~/.config/nvim

Windows

git clone https://github.com/your-username/SnaxVim %LOCALAPPDATA%/nvim

Start Neovim

nvim

File Structure

~/.config/nvim/
├─ lua/
│  ├─ autocmds/       -- auto commands
│  ├─ configs/        -- plugin-specific configuration files
│  ├─ keymaps/        -- key mappings
│  ├─ plugins/        -- plugin declarations
│  ├─ options.lua     -- global variables and editor options
│  └─ options_pre.lua -- settings evaluated before lazy.nvim
└─ init.lua           -- entry point

Credits

• NvChad/starter
  • Startuptime improvements
• nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
  • Autocommands for nvim-lint
• luukvbaal/statuscol.nvim
  • Foldcolumn without digits