Turn VIM into a full featured IDE with only one command

[@dreamsofcode]

NVChad has had some breaking changes since this video! It's recommended to using the v2.0 branch instead for this video. I'll be doing an updated version of this video again soon!. git clone -b v2.0 github.com/NvChad/NvChad ~/.config/nvim --depth 1

[@andresstreetpunk]

What a pile of unuseful crap if even this basic config is constantly changing, it simply doesn't worth....

[@HowardRoarkBR]

Thank you! I couldn't figure out why it wasn't prompting to install the config files. Thank you so much for the update!

[@LatitudeMexico]

Thanks,Can you elaborate on the breaking changes

[@opposites-369]

Your voice similar like david bombal 👍🏼

[@sidb5985]

paitently waiting for the video to drop...

[@zombizombi]

Arch and Vim, the perfect combo for endless configuration and terrible productivity.

[@coronaklledmebot4856]

this

[@perfectdawnn6714]

LOL

[@Yeet_the_code]

Fedora is life

[@cumibakar10]

Also eternal virginity

[@ChocoLecheMX]

​@@cumibakar10 also eternal adoration to femboys

[@MichaelHarringtonCoach]

Outstanding! I've been mucking about with my first NeoVim setup for several hours. Started from scratch with your video and in a MUCH shorter time, have the setup I want. Well done!

[@dreamsofcode]

I'm very glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy Neovim as much as I do!

[@nihadhassan5612]

I almost never comment on videos. I've always dreaded getting into nvim. This was such a straightforward tutorial, no b.s. Thank you, ive learned so much :)

[@fredrikaverpil]

There are so many videos on new neovim configs but none seem to properly demo how to actually do git review with diffing. Would be awesome to see such a video from you. Thanks for this nice vid on NvChad!

[@krazymeanie]

Lmao no way. I just say your video about Tide and was about to comment if you could share your vim setup but decided to check your channel first and low and behold the video is the latest one.

[@playnteverynt1394]

I was actually about to do the same thing :D

[@BroileR2007]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you, I learned so much and will be revisiting this video many times to make sure it sticks in memory.

[@dreamsofcode]

I'm very glad to hear it was useful!

[@MarPoc]

":split" and ":vsplit" are internal vim commands. You can use the internal module to do those without typing a command. "ctrl+w" invokes the window control module, and next key does the chosen action. "s" does horizontal split, "v" - vertical, "q" closes the active window and "w" cycles through open windows. There's also commands for resizing and moving windows.

[@dreamsofcode]

This is a great tip! Thanks for sharing. I'm too accustomed to the vim commands.

[@chawza8402]

@@dreamsofcode So you jumped right to nvim then? I just strarted using vscode + vim and I think there are alot things to learn

[@dreamsofcode]

@@chawza8402 I actually started with graphical IDEs. I spent a lot of time in Xcode as I did C++ on iOS for some research heavy projects. I moved to vim about 8 years ago however, and then to Neovim.

[@Storm_VLRT]

This actually just blew my mind. Absolutely great tip!

[@notdumbrella6399]

Thanks for this man!

[@siduck_og]

author of NvChad here! :D

[@dreamsofcode]

❤️ thank you for a wonderful nvim configuration!

[@ambitious_grass]

I dreamed I'd see this video by Dreams of Code one day... Dreams do come true! Absolutely awesome video. Thank you so much!

[@dreamsofcode]

You're welcome! I hope you enjoyed the video.

[@sascha1461]

great video! An updated version would be very much appreciated. I managed to figure out some of the things that are not up to date but for some I just couldn't manage to figure them out yet

[@FreddyRangel85]

“I use Arch btw” within a minute 😂 Love it

[@ovuokeaghwotu2389]

This video made the setup seem very easy. Currently setting up NeoVIM using a different tutorial but now I'm interested in NVChad.

[@denrober]

I have been trying to get into neovim for sometime. This is the first video that really made it simple for me. Thank you.

[@dreamsofcode]

I'm really glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy Neovim as well.

[@riddickstark9628]

Hello, first off awesome videos! Subscribed for sure! I just started my programming journey at my University. We use vscode for the 'beginner friendly' use of it. But after watching so many videos on neovim, tmux., and all the various plugins I have felt like I fell into a rabbit hole lol. One problem I had when following your setup on rust. I get a error on line 4: local lspconfig = require "lspconfig". Error states "The same file is required with different names". I saved it but still shows error, don't know whats wrong as I followed your code to the t.

[@BenDavis78]

Did you find a fix for this?

[@chillydoog]

Custom Plugins Fixed! The step of referencing custom.plugins in the custom.chadrc was not clear to me until you pointed it out. the Thank you so much for this video.

[@RobertGottlieb]

I have a nvim config issue: I can't seem to settle on one! I'm currently using AstroNVIM. I am now going to have to try NVChad! Regardless of what config anyone uses, this video is great for a quick overview of lua based configurations. I knew some of what was shown here, but I definitely learned something new. I'm on a Mac so all of the configs are pretty much the same as Linux based distros. Anyway, thanks for the video and I subscribed and liked the video so I can get more like it from you! I appreciate you taking your time to help others!

[@dreamsofcode]

I appreciate the feedback and the sub!

[@sunnybadgr5073]

LazyVim, LunarVim, AstroVim, or NVChad, which one is the best?

[@RobertGottlieb]

@@sunnybadgr5073 They're all good. I'd suggest to try them all - look up the nvims video to see how to use more than one config. Whichever one is easiest for what you do is what I'd go with. I'm going back and forth between NvChad and Astro.

[@kubakakauko]

Amazing work

[@dreamsofcode]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@DavidBerglund]

I finally got with the program and moved to nvim and found nvchad within an hour or so. I might not kick my old habit of doing Ctrl+z to background vim for runing terminal commands but hey you don't have to use all those features just because they're there. :)

[@shekharxparmar]

I have watched countless videos on vim but this is the first one that makes me want to try it out. Great video.

[@dreamsofcode]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.

[@sunnybadgr5073]

I just learned to use helix editor after using emacs, sublime text and VS code. Now this video makes me want to check out vim.. I like helix but it's missing some features like the file explorer, integrated shell, project wide renaming and copilot.

[@sunnybadgr5073]

​@@dreamsofcode Until now, the fact that vim requires so many plugins and configurations just to be on par with another editor like sublime text or vs code kept me from trying it. But now I've found out there are several pre packaged distributions which contains all the necessary stuff. But which one is the best? LazyVim, LunarVim, AstroVim, NVChad?

[@nicosummer9020]

I recommend Neovide as a GUI on top of nvim, looks even more crisp than any IDE I have seen

[@GiovanneAfonso]

I started using neovim after watching this video! Thanks it's a great editor :)

[@dreamsofcode]

Great to hear!

[@olliefromsteam5219]

How to make vim better in one command, first thing he does is install a new IDE. Top job

[@elu1]

Looking forward to the updated version of this video. Thanks!

[@Dmitri_Ivanovich]

As a relatively recent neovim convert, I feel like using a heavily modified distro like this is counter-productive. Applying a massive config without understanding most of it is no better than using vscode. Instead of trying to replicate vscode experience, I think it's way better to start from scratch and add missing features one-by-one as required, changing your workflow as you go. Yes, it's going to be a slow process, but I don't think the retention rate is very high among new users who start with pre-configured distros.

[@chloe-sunshine7]

The video: "With one command, it'll all be set up!" Me: *spends half an hour trying to set my font*

[@dreamsofcode]

🤣 I need to do a font setup video!

[@franchezke2351]

Great! If you don't mind next time paste the links to all downloads used in your video under the description

[@dreamsofcode]

Absolutely. That's a good idea. I'll add that in to the description as well

[@fayaz2956]

Hi, thanks a lot for making the video. Its amazingly easy to follow and very beginner friendly. Just one question: How do you debug codes in nvchad? I mean, 1. How to add a breakpoint? 2. How to start debugging session? Thanks a lot

[@dreamsofcode]

Great questions! I typically use nvim-dap for debugging. I have language specific videos that show this if you want to have a look!

[@kamism770]

u got urself a new sub, for the explanation, music and ur deep voice :)

[@dreamsofcode]

Aww thanks! Glad you liked all three!

[@stealthcopter7398]

Thanks a lot for this nice introduction/tutorial to neovim/nvchad 👍 I was using pure vim now for a decade or so but I'm pretty sure that I'll switch to neovim entirely from now on.

[@dreamsofcode]

I had been using vim for a while as well before fully moving over to Neovim. It's really improved in the last few years!

[@KelvinKirima]

Hello, I've been able to configure everything except rust-analyzer. Do you have an open repo of your config files? Awesome tutorial btw!

[@anuragrawat4090]

ngl, it took me a while to understand the config but it was so elegant in the end😘.

[@nikoraasu6929]

For arch users (and others possibly), the base neovim package in aur is the 9.0, you need the 8.0 neovim-git for it to work properly, I couldn't get 9.0 to work despite all my efforts

[@dreamsofcode]

Interesting. I'm using 9.0 currently without any problems. What is the issue you're getting?

[@nikoraasu6929]

@@dreamsofcode No matter what I tried, LSP's just refused to work, and I tried both doing it your way, and the way they have it in the documentation, very very strange, I might upgrade to 9.0 now and check if it stays working lol

[@gameking2447]

what arch distro do you use ?

[@minaamir3056]

When I heard Arch Linux automatically my mind, this guy deserves Like and subscribe

[@dreamsofcode]

Thank you haha

[@aonodensetsu]

my own nvim ide also uses space for , great minds think alike

[@TheMemeSniper]

are your tmux dotfiles available somewhere?

[@dreamsofcode]

I have a video on Tmux coming out this week!

[@soulcpp]

I died for a few seconds during "ayu light"

[@andresaguirregonzalez8651]

what an awesome video and creator, thanks for this, really helped a bunch!

[@dreamsofcode]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@justanaveragebalkan]

After spending around 4 months with Neovim, i really don't see what's the hype around it, the only positive side is that you don't need to leave the terminal and that there is no telemetry least if you read all the plugins that you install. But those two aside, i didn't see any benefits but i saw quite few negatives such as lack of support for debuggers, much harder way of actually debugging any code in any language. Overall, if the point is masochism, might as well use nano.

[@dreamsofcode]

I think you've called out some of the major benefits haha. Its awesome that you gave it a go at least. Once you fully grasp the keybindings, there's a lot of power there as well for editing. Being keyboard only is something I really value as well.

[@overlandkltolondon]

You're right. The first thing I wanted to do was change the ming.

[@casperghst42]

"E492: Not an editor command: tabbufline" ... I'll go back to code which in general terms work.

[@korigamik]

So far I've been loving nvchad!

[@dreamsofcode]

That's great!

[@Pierre-AntoineGuillaume]

sudo update-alternatives --config vim lets you pick system wide what "vim" refers to. usually, "vim" is not a proper binary but a mirror to either vim.tiny or vim.basic

[@jayantaghosh4465]

Nice explanation. Helix editor is another editor with much simple configuration options with functionality like NVChad .

[@dreamsofcode]

I like Helix a lot! It's a really cool project. I plan on doing a deeper dive at some point in the future. Thank you for recommending it :)

[@jayantaghosh4465]

@@dreamsofcode It would be great to have a video on Helix :)

[@tuna5618]

"I use arch btw" Thank god he said that, who knows how much sleep I would have lost if I didn't know this man uses arch!

[@dreamsofcode]

Hahah. The world needs to know!

[@rahulmishra3947]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🚀 *Setting Up Neovim for IDE Features* - Introduction to Vim's efficiency and performance. - Mention of Vim's lack of modern features. - Brief overview of using neovim to enhance Vim with IDE features. 01:24 🛠️ *Installing nvchad for IDE Configuration* - Installation of neovim. - Alias setup for using neovim instead of Vim. - Introduction to nvchad as a set of neovim configuration files for IDE features. 02:18 🎨 *Customizing Theme and Syntax Highlighting* - Changing the nvchad theme. - Installing syntax highlighting for programming languages. - Demonstrating the theme switcher and installing syntax for a new language. 03:28 📁 *Working with File Navigation and Actions* - Navigating projects with nvim tree. - Opening, marking, and performing actions on files. - Efficiently searching for and opening files within a project. 04:53 🗺️ *Navigating and Managing Buffers* - Navigating open buffers using the find buffer window. - Using the tab bar for buffer navigation. - Closing active buffers and managing multiple open files. 05:46 🖥️ *Accessing Terminal and Utilizing Cheat Sheets* - Opening a terminal session within neovim. - Utilizing cheat sheets for quick reference. - Exploring suggestions for key combinations. 06:58 🛠️ *Customizing Neovim Configuration* - Understanding where to place customization code (chatrc.lure vs. init.lure). - Adding and configuring plugins for additional language support. - Making customizations for syntax highlighting and auto-formatting. 09:48 ⚙️ *Configuring Language Server Protocol (LSP)* - Overview of Language Server Protocol (LSP). - Adding LSP configuration for a specific language (e.g., Rust). - Installing and managing LSP servers with Mason. 11:39 🎉 *Conclusion and Invitation to Try nvchad* - Expressing satisfaction with nvchad as a neovim configuration. - Encouraging viewers to try nvchad for their neovim setup. - Gratitude for watching and closing remarks. Made with HARPA AI

[@infosync]

Thanks for the great tutorials. Can you help do a video about how to set it up for typescript, Angular (frontend development.)

[@geoffreyvanwyk4588]

It would be great to have Tmux, Nvim and the shell prompt look the same.

[@dreamsofcode]

I shall have to do a video on it then!

[@jinxat]

Yes please do a video on your tmux setup :)

[@dreamsofcode]

@@jinxat I shall see if I can do a short video on it!

[@timgore829]

Thank you for this tutorial. Very detailed. Cheers

[@dreamsofcode]

You're welcome!

[@BekBrace]

Great content, reminds me of Fireship but .. better !

[@dreamsofcode]

Thank you! You're too kind. Fireship is still the GOAT.

[@BlakeRogersNS]

C# (.Net 6+) debug config would be amazing!

[@gnom-om]

Thanks for video! Would be nice to see from you video about setup for alacritty, tmux, zsh.

[@dreamsofcode]

It'll be coming up in a few weeks!

[@chillydoog]

My life will never be the same.

[@JamieDoris]

Super helpful video. Thanks! I am a little late to the party, but on a new install, I don't have a 'custom' directory. So I created it, and put a chadrc.lua in there. But it gets ignored for the original one in the parent dir. Did the file structure change in a newer version?

[@dreamsofcode]

It did change! There should be a comment on how to use the existing structure in my description and in the pinned comment!

[@OshNatour]

How do I install a nerd font on my ubuntu installation? I'm on WSL, I downloaded the font folder and got it into my home directory on my ubuntu installation. I'm not really sure where to go from here. thanks

[@dreamsofcode]

It needs to be on the OS where your terminal emulator is running. So most likely on windows also! Then you need to set up your terminal to use the nerd font.

[@j_rryplays8038]

wow your desktop environment looks so good, what de do you use and with what customizations?

[@dreamsofcode]

I use Arch and Gnome! Nothing special! It may be my video editing makes it look better than it is 😅

[@S1xZDev]

Best NvChad Tutorial ever.

[@dreamsofcode]

Thank you! I appreciate that.

[@rohitdeshmukh4205]

I have followed all steps displayed in this video still in my nvim at nvim tree instead of icons it is displaying some number code.

[@isaacalencar3841]

Are u running on gnome? if so which theme (shell, etc...) you are using in this video?

[@elamandeep]

Your terminal is looking awesome. Can u share ur customizations?

[@isaacdiaz8602]

Ok, you got me at "I use arch btw"

[@le-0ne]

can you make a video on your zsh/terminal setup? it looks super nice

[@mtrisi]

um are yall not using code autocompletion? its very helpful when using packages you dont know

[@عبدالرحمانهرواط]

your archlinux looks amazing, what are you using as a configuration?

[@dreamsofcode]

Just gnome for my videos. Otherwise I use DWM or sway, depending on if I can get by with Wayland

[@rns10]

The only reason why you should learn vim basics bcz working on a terminal and editing file is usually possible with vi/vim. Just learn the basics. So you can do necessary actions while working on server terminal. These neovim Chad's are Chad's, you will become like them one day. But don't get demotivated by watching all these 1000+ step config to add some features which could be available in any other normal ide and better user friendly way.

[@studybuddy7060]

Some people just like the challenge. The "Chads" were once also weren't "Chads", there is no problem in using a graphical IDE (idk wym by normal IDE). If you just want to get work done. But if you really want a challenge and in a position to do so (Like don't start learning Vim the day after CS101), by all means you should give Vim a try. Also vim uses wayyyyyyyyy less computer resources, infact the creator of the ChadNv also created this config because he wanted do web dev but on his old PC Vscode used more resources than the freakin' browser. If you can do it, why not give it a try.

[@rns10]

@@studybuddy7060 I am taking from beginner perspective. For that Chad's point yes I agree with you, that's why I said you will also become one day. But it takes time and effort to apply. You can't do it on 1 night. Normal ide like sublime, vscode, intelli j etc I consider normal ide used in industry and enterprises. And yes, to get work done, feel free to use any ide you like. For some spicy challenge, you can learn how to config your ide with your own taste. I know vim basics, which is enough for me to edit and save file from terminal like from a remote machine. But that's all I use it for. Rest vs code is good enough for me. Have a nice day

[@harrygilsphotovideo]

How do you jump from the terminal window back into a file window?

[@YourAvgjoe]

Question for the comments; set up on a m2 air using iterm2 and nvim with this nvchad. Using it last night no problems, space v to bring up a terminal to run the code. Went to click back into the script to edit and my trackpad isn’t working. Don’t know what I’ve clicked as fine before, only thing I can think of is done something when it tried to copy and paste, if I’ve disabled something…help 😅

[@АметСейдалиев]

Great video! Thanks for you!!!

[@qyoh7113]

when i run :TSInstall it returns 'E464: Ambiguous use of user-defined command' help

[@kenarnarayaka]

I know this sounds like a dumb question but how do you create a new file in neovim?

[@ThatLocalBozo]

Very similar to AstroNvim. Love it.❤

[@siduck_og]

astronvim is similar to it, NvChad was released first.

[@ScottVargovich]

I messed something up in Neovim. I cloned the repo, but nothing happens when I open nvim. I'm running this on Gentoo Linux.

[@ScottVargovich]

I used the v2.0 repo and it worked. I am having an issue though. When I try to change directories using the 'cd' command, nvim opens my .zshrc file. I would greatly appreciate any help with fixing this.

[@sanidislam-mahi]

using nvchad. Can't copy text and paste in other programs. how can i fix it?

[@Davidlavieri]

Ah lord my nerdy side wants to ditch my 7 years jetbrain subscription for this

[@dreamsofcode]

7 years!

[@dragayt543]

Mi dice error al clonar nvimChad porque me pide nombre de usuario y contraseña

[@prabhatadvait4032]

after git clone and open as nvim i am getting error like lua file not found

[@Shept]

How did you customize your shell? Did you use oh my posh?

[@GeeeEmmm]

Kinda looks like he's using a semi-stock Starship config.

[@mahmudh1274]

Jump to definition using gD isn't working for me. Do I need to do anything extra to get this working? Thanks in advanced!

[@dreamsofcode]

You may need to install the Tree sitter grammar for the language, using :TSInstall

[@fuzzy-02]

Hey, is it good for a beginner into neovim or not? Im completely new to vim and neovim, wondering if I should stick to neovim or get a preconfig like nvChad

[@Oscar-vs5yw]

how do I escape terminal and back to editor with hotkeys? ctrl + h doesn't seem to be working for me, i can't seem to close the terminal with space + x either, in fact, no commands seem to run when I open the terminal

[@dreamsofcode]

Ctrl + x should get you out of insert mode on the terminal, which you can then move using the normal navigation keys, or close using :q

[@silverhairs]

British Fireship ?

[@harmonicseries6582]

LEGEND! Thank you!

[@rafisics]

3:21 I am having same kind of error saying: Installation not possible: ...er/start/nvim-treesitter/lua/nvim-treesitter/insta ll.lua:86: Parser not available for language "help". Is there any video available about fixing it?

[@dreamsofcode]

If you jump on my discord we can help you there

[@brandontv8289]

Are you planning make setup for lua?

[@SelectedPeppa]

How to fiddle with scripts and external packages and downloads and configs to make vim more like viscose. Honestly at that point you could just use vs ode or sublime or atom….

[@Scripterrific]

What OS and terminal app? Also, are you using a terminal multiplexer? Also, did you install nerdfont?

[@dreamsofcode]

I am using Arch Linux and Alacritty. I use tmux and I did install nerdfont!

[@SpinneretteAlex]

the mason plugin isnt installing rust analyzer for me. can you show how to do rust up instead?

[@dreamsofcode]

rustup component add rust-analyzer Should be all you need! (I'm working from memory ATM though)

[@adicide9070]

I am realizing I don't want VIM to be a massive IDE. I really want it to be a great editor for me. LSP and all, yeah, but not an IDE with db support and such.

[@dreamsofcode]

I am in agreement, that's also my philosophy. I use the CLI for db support, etc!

[@antonkal]

Does installing nvchad also install the lazy.nvim plug in manager?

[@siduck_og]

yes

[@armadoon3083]

Very nice video!Perfect setup. can you make setup for Web developers ? like TS,JS , React etc? I would be very happy!

[@dreamsofcode]

Thank you! Of course! I shall add it to my video queue :)

[@byte_it945]

what zsh font are you using :)

[@f2bgaming858]

Bro How can I change the status line

[@dreamsofcode]

Which one are you referencing? The buffer line at the top? You should be able to disable the plugin that NVChad uses. There's documentation on the nvchad website!

[@f2bgaming858]

@@dreamsofcode the bottom line which shows normal mode etc

[@ritamsaha3512]

Hell yeah for catppuccin

[@kanuos]

May I know which terminal prompt you are using? Removing the address line makes it look super sleek.

[@dreamsofcode]

I am using ohmyzsh! There's also starship.rs which is pretty neat

[@chicagoboy279]

how to open a file vertically tab with nvchad?

[@younesmdarhrialaoui643]

Subscribed! I've moved on from a modified version of kickstart.nvim to nvchad thanks to you and I love it! Question: Is there a way of removing the bar at the top showing the open buffers? I prefer using the whole space on my screen.

[@samselvaprabu]

Thank u. Can you make a video on how to use debugger setup with Python in NVChad?

[@somebodyyouusedtoknow8600]

Can you do a video about setting up tmux ? Thank you!

[@dreamsofcode]

I shall do!

[@marcosignacio7548]

where can i put a custom theme?