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Install neovide with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust. Version 0.16.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install neovide

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add neovide

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · neovide · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#neovide

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/neovide/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S neovide

Arch Linux sync databases · neovide · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install neovide

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · neovide · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install neovide

Chocolatey community package catalog · neovide · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/neovide

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/neovide.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Neovide.Neovide -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Neovide.Neovide · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust

Commands and aliases

  • neovide

history

Project history and usage

Neovide is a Rust graphical client for Neovim. Its pitch is deliberately conservative: keep Neovim's behavior and plugin model, but present it with a polished GPU-backed GUI, font shaping, animations, smooth scrolling, remote attachment, and cross-platform packaging.

Project history

The `neovide/neovide` repository was created on 2019-12-06, and early public discussion in January 2020 described it as a Rust Neovim GUI that aimed to be pretty without changing the terminal editing experience. That goal still matches the README: graphical improvements where possible, but functionally close to the terminal UI.

Release tags show an early 0.1.0 tag on 2020-01-24 and a long 0.x line through 0.16.x in 2026. The project grew alongside Neovim's API/UI model rather than replacing it: Neovide starts or attaches to Neovim and relies on Neovim for editing semantics.

Adoption history

The repository had 15,088 stars and 619 forks when queried on 2026-07-01, making it one of the visible Neovim GUI projects. Neovim's own website lists Neovide among popular third-party UIs, which is a strong ecosystem signal.

Homebrew's formula API listed `neovide` stable 0.16.2 on 2026-07-01, with 195 installs in 30 days, 1,783 in 90 days, and 6,618 in 365 days. Distribution is broader than Homebrew alone: the docs mention Scoop, Arch, Nix, source builds, GitHub releases, and platform-specific binaries.

How it is used

Users install Neovide as an app or executable and keep `nvim` on the PATH. It can launch a Neovim instance itself or connect to an existing one over TCP, Unix domain sockets, or Windows named pipes using `--server`.

Power users reach for it when they want real GUI font rendering, ligatures, emoji fallback, smooth animations, WSL support, or a local GUI attached to a remote/headless Neovim process. The important package distinction is that Neovide is a client; Neovim remains the editor engine.

Why package nerds care

Neovide is a good example of Neovim's architectural bet paying off. It is not a separate editor fork; it is a packaged GUI that exists because Neovim exposes UI and RPC surfaces stable enough for third-party clients.

Timeline

  • {'date': '2019-12-06', 'event': 'The `neovide/neovide` repository was created.'}
  • {'date': '2020-01-24', 'event': 'The 0.1.0 tag was created.'}
  • {'date': '2026-04-14', 'event': 'Release 0.16.2 was published.'}

Related projects

  • Neovim
  • Neovim third-party GUIs
  • Scoop extras/neovide
  • winget Neovide.Neovide

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:client

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neovide/config.toml~/.config/neovide/config.toml
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/neovide/config.toml
Windows
%APPDATA%\neovide\config.toml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
neovidecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.16.2
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.16.2

https://github.com/neovide/neovide

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:neovide
Version0.16.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/neovide
Homepagehttps://neovide.dev/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/neovide/neovide
Upstream docshttps://neovide.dev/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/neovide/neovide/archive/refs/tags/0.16.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-25T13:37:56+02:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesneovim
Build dependenciescargo-bundle, ninja, rust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameneovide
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

neovide

nix profile install nixpkgs#neovide
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/neovide/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

neovide 0.16.2-r0

No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust

https://neovide.dev/

sudo apk add neovide
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: neovide
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neovide from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

neovide-doc 0.16.2-r0

No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust (documentation)

https://neovide.dev/

sudo apk add neovide-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: neovide
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neovide-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

neovide 0.16.2-1

No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust

https://github.com/neovide/neovide

sudo pacman -S neovide
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 23 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: neovide from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

neovide 0.16.2-1.1

Simple Neovim GUI

https://github.com/neovide/neovide

sudo zypper install neovide
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/Text/Editors
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: neovide
  • 10 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: neovide from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
Chocolatey95%

neovide

choco install neovide
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: neovide from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='8.6352005','msys2-installer'
Scoop95%

extras/neovide

scoop install extras/neovide
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/neovide.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Neovide.Neovide

winget install --id Neovide.Neovide -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Neovide
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Neovide.Neovide from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • neovimRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cargo-bundleBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ninjaBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • neovim-qtShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor, gui, neovim.
  • code-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor.
  • git-colaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gui.
  • git-guiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gui.
  • neovim-remoteShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor, neovim.
  • tkdiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gui.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment