# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:neovide ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install neovide ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add neovide ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neovide from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#neovide ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/neovide/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S neovide ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: neovide from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install neovide ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: neovide from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install neovide ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: neovide from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='8.6352005','msys2-installer' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/neovide ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/neovide.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Neovide.Neovide -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Neovide.Neovide from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:neovide - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.16.2 - **Source summary:** No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:56+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - neovide (cli) - neovide (alias) ## Dependencies - neovim ## Build dependencies - cargo-bundle - ninja - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.16.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/neovide/neovide - Upstream latest detected: 0.16.2 (current) ## 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 ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neovide/config.toml, ~/.config/neovide/config.toml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/neovide/config.toml - Windows: %APPDATA%\neovide\config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** neovide - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - neovide: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/neovide/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - neovide - 0.16.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neovide from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust | https://neovide.dev/ - apk - neovide-doc - 0.16.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neovide-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust (documentation) | https://neovide.dev/ - pacman - neovide - 0.16.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: neovide from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust | https://github.com/neovide/neovide - zypper - neovide - 0.16.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: neovide from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Simple Neovim GUI | https://github.com/neovide/neovide - Chocolatey - neovide: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: neovide from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='8.6352005','msys2-installer' - Scoop - extras/neovide: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/neovide.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Neovide.Neovide: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Neovide.Neovide from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [neovim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neovim/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cargo-bundle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-bundle/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [neovim-qt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neovim-qt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor, gui, neovim. - [code-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/code-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [git-cola](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-cola/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gui. - [git-gui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-gui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gui. - [neovim-remote](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neovim-remote/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor, neovim. - [tkdiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tkdiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gui. - [bob](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bob/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, neovim, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/neovide.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/neovide.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph