Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Have you ever wondered what the big difference between Vim and Neovim is? In this video, I'll go over the main differences and why I recommend almost everyone switch to Neovim. With Neovim, you get more and better plugins, support for LSP which adds code auto-complete, and more. These days I think the difference is pretty significant. But just to be fair, I'll include some reasons why you might want to stick with classic Vim.
Awesome Neovim plugins: github.com/rockerBOO/awesome-neovim
🌐 My website: https://ericmurphy.xyz
💸 Support the Channel: https://ericmurphy.xyz/donate
🎥 Watch my videos on Odysee: odysee.com/@ericnmurphy
💻 My GitHub: github.com/ericmurphyxyz
0:00 Intro
0:34 Why Neovim was created
2:15 Lua support
3:09 Why Lua makes the plugin ecosystem better
3:39 Better syntax highlighting with nvim-treesitter
3:59 Better fuzzy finding with telescope
4:14 Other Lua plugins
4:39 Code completion and documentation with built-in LSP support
6:41 Why you might not want to use Neovim
8:18 Switching to Neovim
8:39 My recommendation
Have you ever wondered what the big difference between Vim and Neovim is? In this video, I'll go over the main differences and why I recommend almost everyone switch to Neovim. With Neovim, you get more and better plugins, support for LSP which adds code auto-complete, and more. These days I think the difference is pretty significant. But just to be fair, I'll include some reasons why you might want to stick with classic Vim.
Awesome Neovim plugins: github.com/rockerBOO/awesome-neovim
🌐 My website: https://ericmurphy.xyz
💸 Support the Channel: https://ericmurphy.xyz/donate
🎥 Watch my videos on Odysee: odysee.com/@ericnmurphy
💻 My GitHub: github.com/ericmurphyxyz
0:00 Intro
0:34 Why Neovim was created
2:15 Lua support
3:09 Why Lua makes the plugin ecosystem better
3:39 Better syntax highlighting with nvim-treesitter
3:59 Better fuzzy finding with telescope
4:14 Other Lua plugins
4:39 Code completion and documentation with built-in LSP support
6:41 Why you might not want to use Neovim
8:18 Switching to Neovim
8:39 My recommendation
