jellybeans-nvim
A Lua port of the jellybeans colorscheme for Neovim, built with lush.nvim for accurate color mapping.
What is jellybeans-nvim?
Jellybeans-nvim is a Lua port of the popular jellybeans colorscheme specifically designed for Neovim. It recreates the original color palette with strict accuracy while leveraging Neovim's modern Lua ecosystem. The project solves the problem of maintaining visual consistency with the classic jellybeans theme while ensuring compatibility with current Neovim features.
Neovim users who prefer the jellybeans colorscheme and want a Lua-based implementation that works with Neovim 0.5+. This is particularly useful for developers who value color accuracy and modern Neovim integration.
Developers choose jellybeans-nvim because it provides the exact visual experience of the original jellybeans colorscheme while being built with modern Neovim tooling. Its strict color mapping ensures no deviation from the beloved original palette, and lush.nvim integration makes it maintainable and extensible.
Overview
A port of jellybeans colorscheme for neovim
Use Cases
Best For
- Neovim users migrating from Vim who want to keep their jellybeans colorscheme
- Developers who value strict color accuracy in their editor themes
- Lua enthusiasts looking for colorscheme examples built with lush.nvim
- Users who need a colorscheme compatible with Neovim 0.5+
- Those wanting basic treesitter support with a classic color palette
- Maintaining visual consistency across Vim and Neovim installations
Not Ideal For
- Users who need extensive highlight groups for numerous Neovim plugins out of the box
- Developers using older versions of Neovim or Vim without Lua support
- Those seeking a highly customizable colorscheme with many configuration options
Pros & Cons
Pros
Directly maps original jellybeans colors strictly, ensuring visual consistency with the classic theme, as stated in the README.
Built using the lush.nvim framework for structured development and requires Neovim 0.5+, leveraging modern Lua features for better maintainability.
Includes default links for nvim-treesitter syntax highlighting, providing a foundation for syntax-aware coloring without extra setup.
Cons
Only maps colors from the original palette, so highlight groups for many plugins are missing unless specifically requested, as admitted in the README.
Treesitter groups are not customized beyond default links, which might lead to inconsistent or inadequate highlighting for some programming languages.
Requires lush.nvim as a dependency, adding complexity to setup and maintenance compared to standalone colorschemes that work out of the box.
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