neovim-nightly-overlay
A Nix overlay that provides nightly builds of Neovim for NixOS and Home Manager users.
What is neovim-nightly-overlay?
Neovim Nightly Overlay is a Nix overlay that provides daily updated nightly builds of the Neovim text editor for Nix-based systems. It solves the problem of manually compiling or tracking unstable Neovim versions by integrating them directly into Nix package management workflows.
NixOS and Home Manager users who want to run the latest Neovim development builds with minimal setup and maintenance.
Developers choose this overlay because it automates the process of fetching and building Neovim nightly releases, ensuring they always have access to the newest features while leveraging Nix's reproducibility and declarative configuration.
Overview
[maintainer=@GaetanLepage, @willruggiano]
Use Cases
Best For
- NixOS users wanting nightly Neovim in system packages
- Home Manager configurations with bleeding-edge editor versions
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