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Neovim plugin installation and configuration are managed by lazy.nvim.
About Lazy.nvim
lazy.nvim manages Neovim plugin installation and configuration. It includes a UI for managing plugins, lazy-loads plugins on events, commands, filetypes and key mappings, and installs missing plugins before startup.
It records installed plugins in a lazy-lock.json lockfile, supports commit, branch, tag and Semver versions, and checks for updates. It requires Neovim >= 0.8.0 built with LuaJIT and Git >= 2.19.0 for partial clones support; luarocks is needed for rockspecs.
Key features
- UI for managing Neovim plugins
- Lazy-loading on events, commands, filetypes and key mappings
- Automatic installation of missing plugins before startup
- Caching and bytecode compilation of Lua modules
- lazy-lock.json lockfile tracks installed plugins
- Version support for commit, branch, tag and Semver
Best for: Neovim users who install and configure plugins.
Good for
- Open source under Apache-2.0 license
- Uses partial clones instead of shallow clones
- Sequences dependencies in correct order
Watch out for
- Requires Neovim >= 0.8.0 built with LuaJIT
- Requires Git >= 2.19.0 for partial clones support
- Requires luarocks to install rockspecs
Lazy.nvim at a glance
- Website
- github.com/folke/lazy.nvim
- Category
- Development › Code Editors & IDEs
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Lazy.nvim FAQ
What is required to use lazy.nvim?
Neovim >= 0.8.0 built with LuaJIT and Git >= 2.19.0 for partial clones support. A Nerd Font is optional, and luarocks is needed for rockspecs.
How does lazy.nvim track installed plugins?
It uses a lazy-lock.json lockfile to keep track of installed plugins.
What version options does it support?
Commit, branch, tag, version, and full Semver support.
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