A List of My Visual Neovim Plugins

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tokyonight.nvim

Image from tokyonight.nvim Github

Tokyonight is the colorscheme I use for my whole Linux setup. It is based on a colorscheme originally made for VSCode. I use the one from Folke Lemaitre. It is quite nice to look at and I absolutely love it. Another theme that I quite like is Kanagawa.

Installation

Add the following to your packer function:

use ({ 
   'folke/tokyonight.nvim',
})

This is it to installing tokyonight.nvim. Tokyonight.nvim also includes configs for other programs like Kitty, Alacritty, and the Fish shell, though I only use the one for Alacritty (which is the terminal I use).

lualine.nvim

Lualine is a fantastic Neovim statusline that gives all the features anyone could want. Its killer feature is that it is blazing fast.

Screenshot from LuaLine’s Github

Installation

Add the following to your packer function:

use ({ 
  'nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim',
  config = [[require('config.lualine')]], -- may vary depending on your config  
  requires = { 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons', opt = true }
})

To finish the config you will have to add some code to the location of the require function. You can view the Usage and Customization on their Github page to learn how to do this.

bufferline.nvim

Gif from bufferline.nvim Github

Bufferline.nvim is used to show the tab/buffer bar at the top. This plugin isn’t necessary by any means but makes Neovim look a heck of a lot better.

Installation

Add the following to your packer function:

use ({
  'akinsho/bufferline.nvim', 
  config = [[require('config.bufferline')]], -- May vary
  requires = 'kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons',
 })

After adding this you will need to configure it to your liking. This can be done by viewing the Configuration page on their Github.

I will note that if want the slant on the tabs and you are using a terminal that makes the tabs look funny, you might want to change the following:

separator_style = "slant"

to

separator_style = "padded_slant"

Conclusion

These are what I classify in my config as visual. Though you could classify some of my other plugins as it as well. Hope you learned something new and try at least one of these plugins.

This is a follow-up from A List of All My Main Neovim Plugins.

A List of All My Main Neovim Plugins

And this is the final article.

A List of My Functional Neovim Plugins

Thanks for reading and keep getting fast with vim.