'mini.nvim' got 0.18.0 release: new featureful module to ask user for input, 'mini.deps' development freeze, 'mini.files' LSP integration, and a lot of small updates to existing modules. What a good way to celebrate June solstice! Release blog post: nvim-mini.org/blog/2026-06...

Release 0.18.0 – MINI

Featureful user input, ‘mini.deps’ freeze, ‘mini.files’ LSP integration, and a heap of module tweaks

nvim-mini.org

I am happy to announce the release of 'mini.input' - a module of 'mini.nvim' that makes asking for user input both more functional and visually pleasant. 'mini.nvim' now crossed two milestones: 45+ modules and 5000+ tests. Release blog post: nvim-mini.org/blog/2026-06...

Announcing ‘mini.input’ – MINI

Get user input with fully customizable key and view handling

nvim-mini.org

#neovim repository has reached 100K GitHub stars. Thank you all for the support 🙏

That's a big release with a lot of awesome features. Check it out and update!

Neovim@neovim.io · 4mo ago

#neovim version 0.12.0 is out! Almost exactly a year of hard work since 0.11.0. Huge thanks to everyone who worked on it, as well as to all Neovim users! Release: github.com/neovim/neovi... News: github.com/neovim/neovi... Changelog: github.com/neovim/neovi... Here are top 10 most liked features:

This was a surprisingly quick and rewarding side quest. About 72 hours from the idea of a Lua mockup to merging tested C code.

Neovim@neovim.io · 5mo ago

#neovim Development News The 0.12 version will have a fancy intro screen. Beyond showcasing the logo, it visually enhances some parts for better readability. Special highlighting works in any color scheme. PR: - github.com/neovim/neovi...

One of the core maintainers @echasnovski.com , and the author of `mini.nvim` just published this superb explainer of vim.pack with a handy migration guide. Incredible post for all Neovim users, worth reading before the upcoming release of @neovim.io 0.12. echasnovski.com/blog/2026-03... #neovim

A Guide to vim.pack (Neovim built-in plugin manager) – Evgeni Chasnovski

A somewhat concise yet comprehensive guide to vim.pack: how it works and how to use it

echasnovski.com

Tempted by a new Neovim setup? @echasnovski.com MiniMax offers a stable foundation you control from the start. Not a distro, but a powerful base for your own config. Ideal for new users or those avoiding complex migrations. #Neovim #MiniMax #Vim #Editor #Programming

For almost a year developing `vim.pack` (Neovim>=0.12 built-in plugin manager) has been one of my top open source priorities. With #neovim 0.12 release around the corner, I decided to make a comprehensive guide about how `vim.pack` works and how to use it. echasnovski.com/blog/2026-03...

A Guide to vim.pack (Neovim built-in plugin manager) – Evgeni Chasnovski

A somewhat concise yet comprehensive guide to vim.pack: how it works and how to use it

echasnovski.com

Thanks to @bfredl.bsky.social casting his magic, some benchmarks had to be redone to show different (better) performance. So the post has been updated. TL;DR for those who read the original: there is now no practical difference in performance of using one vs many `vim.pack.add()` calls.

Evgeni Chasnovski@echasnovski.com · 6mo ago

For the longest time I was curious to measure the exact impact of how number of loaded #neovim plugins affects performance. So I finally did it: echasnovski.com/blog/2026-01...

MiniMax now uses `vim.pack` on Neovim>=0.12 and usable on Neovim=0.10. This is a more exciting news than it might look, because it is the first step towards MINI adapting `vim.pack` as the plugin manager. 'mini.deps' will be retired soon-ish after Neovim 0.12 release. nvim-mini.org/blog/2026-02...

MiniMax updates: vim.pack on Neovim>=0.12, config for Neovim=0.10 – MINI

MiniMax got two new reference configs: nvim-0.12 for Neovim>=0.12 (uses vim.pack) and nvim-0.10 for Neovim=0.10

nvim-mini.org

For the longest time I was curious to measure the exact impact of how number of loaded #neovim plugins affects performance. So I finally did it: echasnovski.com/blog/2026-01...

How many Neovim plugins is too many – Evgeni Chasnovski

Exploration of how number of loaded plugins affect startup+runtime performance

echasnovski.com

Thanks for taking your time to arrange the interview, @linkarzu.bsky.social! We talked about Neovim, mini.nvim, MiniMax, Linux, terminals, and some other topics. Check it out. It is long (3+ hours), but it was fun to do. Hopefully also fun to watch/listen.

@linkarzu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This is part 2 of the interview I had with Evgeni, the creator of mini.files and MiniMax If you want to see the full interview, Part1: youtu.be/ypJTkwarAVE Part2: youtu.be/UqlkKK7imjo

hello tanglers, its release time! to kick things off, we first have: ✨ a brand new pull-request review page ✨ you can view the file-tree, diff/interdiff and review comments, all in one page with this new 3-panel layout! 1/7

That's a very good news for me. Thank you for spreading the word! I want to tell Bluesky a small story about @jasonlong.me. He is the original author of the Neovim logo. I am no artist, so when it was time for 'mini.nvim' to get one, I emailed him to ask if he is up for help.

Jason Long@jasonlong.me · 7mo ago

I've been using @echasnovski.com's MiniMax #neovim setup recently and it's great. I appreciate the consistency across the mini.nvim plugins and how well tested everything is. I'm still adapting after years of LazyVim, but everything feels lean and fast. nvim-mini.org/MiniMax/

I am really grateful for the opportunity to work on vim.pack this year. It is mostly ready and I am very proud of the result. Thank you Neovim team for the trust!

Neovim@neovim.io · 7mo ago

Happy New Year, Neovim enjoyers! Let 2026 bring more "out of the box" experience and faster startup time for you! As last year, here is a thread with #neovim development stats in 2025.

Merry Christmas from your favorite text editor!

After whopping 7 months since the latest one, 'mini.nvim' got a new 0.17.0 release. It contains one new module ('mini.cmdline') and many small improvements for existing ones. Check out the release blog post: nvim-mini.org/blog/2025-12...

Release 0.17.0 – MINI

Command line tweaks, move to a GitHub org, new website, and a ton of module updates

nvim-mini.org

After about 7 months, 'mini.nvim' gets a new module: 'mini.cmdline'. It contains command line tweaks that'll make #neovim usage a bit better: autocompletion, autocorrection, and autopeek of command range (like `:10` or `:10,20sort`). Link to a releases blog post: nvim-mini.org/blog/2025-12...

Announcing ‘mini.cmdline’ – MINI

Command line tweaks: autocompletion, autocorrection, autopeek range

nvim-mini.org

I'm happy to announce that my PDS, selfhosted.social, is officially open to the public now!

selfhosted.social@selfhosted.social · 8mo ago

We are officially open to the public! selfhosted.social is an independent ATProto PDS managed by @baileytownsend.dev No invite codes required. Everyone is welcome. We just ask that you read over and agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. selfhosted.social/legal

Christmas month has officially started for MINI! The site and mini.nvim + MiniMax logos are now holiday themed. Check them out: nvim-mini.org

MINI

Modular Independent Neovim Improvements

nvim-mini.org

A dedicated video is now available: youtu.be/CHq9bUuqo6k

Getting Started with *your own* Neovim feat. mini.nvim

YouTube video by vim-jp

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Evgeni Chasnovski@echasnovski.com · 9mo ago

Very nice #VimConf 2025 presentation about 'mini.nvim': www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MQp... Thank you, @kawarimidoll.github.io!

Very nice #VimConf 2025 presentation about 'mini.nvim': www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MQp... Thank you, @kawarimidoll.github.io!

VimConf 2025 Small

YouTube video by vim-jp

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i wrote down everything i know about color schemes in neovim. so if you ever wanted to create one from scratch this might be a good place to start. vonheikemen.github.io/learn-nvim/f... #neovim

I am very happy to announce the release of MiniMax - Neovim config example(s) that is primarily based on MINI/mini.nvim. The plan was to wait until when 'mini.statuscolumn' and 'mini.terminals' are implemented, but decided to just do it now. Here is the release post: nvim-mini.org/blog/2025-10...

MiniMax - Neovim with maximum MINI – MINI

MiniMax is a collection of fully working self-contained Neovim configs. Each uses mostly MINI.

nvim-mini.org

This is awesome! I've waited for this for so long.

Neovim@neovim.io · 10mo ago

#neovim Development News The 0.12 version will add 'pumborder' option allowing built-in completion menu to have borders. Option works the same way as 'winborder' for floating windows. PR: - github.com/neovim/neovi...

I am very pleased to announce that MINI/mini.nvim project finally has its own site: nvim-mini.org . Having to link to txt Neovim help files on GitHub for documentation is mildly inhumane towards the users 😅 But no more! More details here: nvim-mini.org/blog/2025-10...

MINI

Modular Independent Neovim Improvements

nvim-mini.org

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Open Social — overreacted

The protocol is the API.

overreacted.io

Finally decided to switch to a custom domain handle. It is now @echasnovski.com instead of a previous @echasnovski.bsky.social.

After much deliberation, contemplating, overanalyzing, preparation, overanalyzing (yes, again), and finally execution I transferred 'mini.nvim' plugin to the separate GitHub organization. I hope this will improve long term stability of the project. More details here: github.com/nvim-mini/mi....

Move to a GitHub organization · nvim-mini mini.nvim · Discussion #1970

Hello, 'mini.nvim' users! The echasnovski/mini.nvim plugin (along with all its standalone repos) was transferred to a dedicated nvim-mini GitHub organization. Important notes: I do not plan to move...

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Thanks to caring and compassionate redditors, the account is now unsuspended. I'd also like to thank @lukas.famichiki.jp.ap.brid.gy for doing huge work of manually approving all my previous posts before knowing that suspension would be lifted. This probably helped the case, really.

Evgeni Chasnovski@echasnovski.com · last yr.

PSA: my Reddit account (same as Bluesky handle) has been suspended for 11 days now. All its past content (mostly #neovim posts + comments) is currently hidden by Reddit filters. It was due to a false positive inauthentic activity detection. I reset the password, but account is still shadow banned.