The Only Video You Need to Get Started with Neovim

Going from no set up to being instantly productive using kickstart.nvim in #nvim.
Check out the repo, it has detailed instructions for installing on your OS: github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart...
If you really like my teaching style, I'm working on courses for boot.dev/teej - Feel free to ask me more in stream :)
Links for Copy Pasting:
- You have to of course install neovim! github.com/neovim/neovim/blob...
- PLEASE READ ** github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart... ** PLEASE READ
- IF YOU HAVE AN EXISTING CONFIG, PLEASE READ WHAT TO DO FROM KICKSTART README: github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart...
The command I pasted (on linux):
- git clone github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart... "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/nvim
NOTE: You can't have anything in your nvim folder for this to work. So back up your old config (if you have any) and then remove the folder.
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Github: github.com/tjdevries
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[@Feenskee]

That opening sequence was Oscar worthy

[@teej_dv]

Thanks, i'll add that to my resume

[@fuzzy-02]

Hmm! Hmm!

[@scigama71]

Agreed

[@ArcRCG]

Newbie here and I feel like I'm living the golden age of neovim.

[@arisweedler4703]

Every month you can say: it’s better than it was a month ago

[@andypsolomon]

you are, thank god for lua

[@JoseGarcia-qq6sk]

We are. I am having a blast with it

[@colinkennedy]

Just wait til we reach platinum age of Neovim!

[@webdavis]

You are. I've been using vim for the past decade. It's always been a love/hate relationship, until now.

[@mohitkumar-jv2bx]

"For all my single users, pacman". Truth shots fired.

[@teej_dv]

hahahaha just glad the joke came across well.

[@CortesCurtis]

Hahahahaha I laughed out loud at this!

[@k3rvyn]

Just stopped at 24:45 to write this! So good

[@familyshare3724]

My wife prefers her espresso black, thanks! * (where "wife" is a mac of course)

[@JBatesProductions]

@@teej_dv ;) Really good video btw

[@KangoV]

As a >50 year old. I'm just starting on my NeoVim journey. I'm a Java dev, but want to use Nvim for stuff like terraform, k8s manifests, bash, yaml, json etc etc. Hard part is getting all those key maps into my old brain.

[@teej_dv]

That's so cool!! Ya, getting them to stick in the brain is hard. Check out ":Telescope keymaps" it might help you

[@FrankBroniewski]

Ha, I'm also 50+, so you're not alone with learning all of this. But seriously, the :Tutor for the motions is where the magic happens for me. Check that out! Something like di( to delete everything between () is just so cool 👍

[@kyle8575]

vim-be-good is how I got started. Was in the same boat, not really getting the keys down. For a week I fired up vim-be-good daily, spent 15 minutes doing various tasks. After that, started my deep dive.

[@Analoggruetze]

I've started using nvim last year, at 47. Thought I'd continue running VS Code in parallel for "serious work" while starting out with nvim for fiddling with simple config files, but somehow immediately used nvim for everything and never looked back. I'm far from knowing all the keys but I feel like it's possible to do most of the work with a basic set of keys, and then I learn a new trick every now and then, when I want to do something faster (today I learned / + cgn). Kickstart FTW 👍

[@demolazer]

​@@AnaloggruetzeI find you can be as productive as a traditional editor with only very basic key maps.

[@ducktordanny]

It's nice to see an update! After your first kickstart video I started to use NeoVim and since then I just love it! 🙏🏻

[@teej_dv]

Thanks! Hopefully you like this one as well!!

[@emmanuelchucks]

Same

[@TheArchimede2000]

Welcome to the dark side

[@trickymaster499]

bro i am not able to use neovim on windows would you help me

[@bkbrad1220]

@@trickymaster499 WSL2 my guy

[@milestobudapest]

Just started my neovim journey this year and you have been an excellent source of reliable, concise and helpful information. Big thank you from me!

[@SnowTheParrot]

I was there live for this video and also for you working on Kickstart. This was a service to the community. Thanks Teej

[@5fr4ewq]

This is really cool! My own configuration was based on the older version of kickstart, but now that so many new things were added I think I'm just gonna start over again. Thank you for your hard work.

[@juangiordana]

The comments on the reasoning around the key mappings has been very useful to me. I'm always confused about what the standard is in regards to key mappings. Thanks a lot for these videos!

[@colinbos5068]

Excellent video! It was also a blast being around for so much of the recording process and cool seeing the final product.

[@rubinbhandari124]

Clear and concise. Shared the video with my colleagues who wanted to start out with neovim but wanted something usable out of box .

[@SayedAli-gq8bl]

Literally this morning I was watching your old video on this topic. I put it for Watch Later 😅 Thanks for the update. Great work. And thanks for the whole neovim thing in general. You guys rock.

[@Nonsense116]

This is precisely the update video that was needed! Your first kickstart video is what got me moved away vscode and into neovim. It allowed me to have fun but I didn't really understand how to find things in the manual and find my own path to build it how I like. I've been looking all over for something like this. Thank you!

[@bbfh-yt]

I'm not new to neovim, but after watching this video I decided to remake my config using this awesome kickstart. It looks great

[@fullofpancakes]

I've been using a cobbled together, but working, config for close to a year now. I've started rewriting it with kickstart and have already learned a ton. Thanks for all the neovim greatness, TJ!

[@zeratax]

your videos are all so good. they’re so concise and focused

[@teej_dv]

thank you!! I really appreciate it. Glad you feel that way, it's good to hear the hard work is paying off :)

[@the_worst_coconut]

I really like this approach to making tools more discoverable and noob-friendly without giving up the power user features. Thanks

[@256k_]

your first kickstart last year was a great jumping off point to me with my neovim config. i did just that, took it, removed a bunch of stuff, added a bunch of stuff and modified a bunch of stuff to make it do what i want. it's the perfect starting ground for someone who wants to get started quickly with some sensible plugins and default mappings but doesn't want to be trapped by a distribution or someone else's "layer" great job TJ. the passion and effort that you and the neovim core team put into neovim is truly felt. thank you all for the great work.

[@fam1u]

Amazing video! Will recommend this to anyone who wants to get started with Neovim from now on.

[@alexnik1181]

I was recently searching for how to enable the highlight when yanking, and now I have an example. Thank you, I will give a star to the kickstart and use it.

[@sarojregmi200]

Yoo!!! The intro is amazing and made me laugh 😂

[@teej_dv]

Thanks

[@julien6331]

Haven't seen the full video yet but I have played with the kickstart for 3h. The documentation effort is incredible. That would by my fifth attempt at nvim... I never sticked simply because each time I grew tired of having to look for information for hours just to know how to do simple stuff or cobble things together. You guys managed to make it incredibly easy and enjoyable. I'm jumping left and right on the different helpers and learning so much without feeling lost or having to go look elsewhere. Again, just incredible. Tysm for all your hard work on this.

[@dekaaizer2550]

Sounds like you should give Helix-editor a try. It's a more modern spin on vim with all the essentials build in.

[@vikingthedude]

“Effective Neovim” got me into neovim. Its great to see an update!

[@Tobsson]

Watched some of this on stream and I gotta say, it came out really good!

[@123louisb]

Amazing video, thanks. I started neovim with your previous version of kickstart and I love how the documentation helps newbies like myself understand how (neo)vim works in general ! Thanks for the work you do.

[@teej_dv]

That's the goal! So glad I'm hitting the mark!!

[@trickymaster499]

bro do you use windows

[@Phil-x-Phil]

give a man a neovim config and you feed him for a year. teach a man to configure neovim and you feed him for a lifetime. Great video!

[@fuzzy-02]

Or give him any IDE? Now if he wants a promotion... keke (lol)

[@scrung]

@@fuzzy-02not every IDE is great for every language, but some text editors like nvim or even vscode let you work on any project in any language

[@stefanalecu9532]

​@@scrungalthough some languages are most useful in an IDE (for instance, Java or C# or Delphi). What I tend to find is that I use IDEs for compiled languages if a good option is available and text editors for scripting languages, markup languages, stuff like that.

[@scrung]

@@stefanalecu9532 but you can do everything an IDE does in the CLI, except faster. not that IDEs are bad per se, it's just that a graphical IDE wont compile ur project faster or be any more performant

[@mambusskruj]

What a nice step-by-step video. I've already settled down my neovim config, but this video for sure inspires me to take some tidbits from it and make my config better. Thank you. P.S. It was nice to follow along with you updating kickstart on Twitch.

[@EnLaMitad]

This is so amazing. Thanks for the work you're doing on kickstart and this channel.

[@zicraftian]

I am so thankful for this resource! Being a beginner to the neovim community, all of these new concepts seen so daunting. I really had no idea how I would learn how to configure vim (or use it). This helps sooo much!

[@jgttech]

Holy crap this was amazing! TJ you killed it! This is the kind of thing I have been SEARCHING for, for about 6 months switching to Neovim from VS Crap.

[@trickymaster499]

hi do you use neovim in windows

[@jgttech]

@@trickymaster499 No, I am not a masochist. I use Linux, specifically Fedora and Arch on GTK.

[@dustincocking5141]

Nice update. Thanks for the work! My config needs a refresh... Ill probably start here as a base and pull in what I need. ❤ TJ

[@MMASTROCINQUE]

This right here broke the barrier for me starting with nvim on windows without needing to install wsl, or manually configure mingw, clang, cygwin, or anything else. This is clear, concise, and with three commands I am up and running. Well done.

[@justcorsin]

Greatly appreciate all of the work you do!

[@NA-zs2sw]

Great video! I've watched half a dozen 'get started with neovim' type videos in the last few years (still haven't made neovim my main editor...) and I still found myself learning something from this! Kickstart looks like a great way to jump in with something usable, I think I will give it a try.

[@himmel5278]

Nice to see the quality improve so much since you do it full time. :)

[@toolbelt]

Appreciate you setting us up for success. This is fantastic.

[@3ckortreat]

i am using neovim for 5 years but your configs showed me many plugins and options that i didn't know about, i am updating my configs according to yours right now so many usefull stuff, thank you for your effort!!!! THE VIM GOD!!

[@leon.matheus]

You are a blessing to this world when I grow up I want to be half the craftsman and educator you already are.

[@Susu-yl7rq]

This project is so awesome. I tried Neovim and I got stuck on the basics. This project helped me to enjoy learning Neovim. Thank you.

[@shafitron]

Loved it. Kickstart adheres to the "Simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible." nugget from Alan Kay. Thanks TJ for your work!

[@aus10d]

This was really great. Informative and helpful. Thank you, TJ

[@Nitiiii11]

Thanks man, I have started using Neovim 5 months ago and I use it as my daily driver. But I still managed to learn much in this video.

[@teej_dv]

Oh that's super awesome to hear! Was shooting for useful for people of many different neovim experiences!

[@guilhermealecrim1135]

Started using NeoVim after this wonderful video. Struggling with moving around files in a project, but I'll get the hang of it

[@3ec]

This is fantastic -- thanks for all you do, TJ!

[@TeaEffTeu]

the intro confused me until I realized what was happening, great video

[@deelinuno9785]

🎉Thanks for explaining those common-seen things, very concise. I didn’t understand most of them before.

[@rkeenan85]

Thank you, TJ! I finally have the balls to try out Neovim. I installed Kickstart two weeks ago, and I struggling through it. I went from highly frustrated to slightly productive in no time. I want to build this thing into my last IDE that I ever have to use.

[@user-fl2dw5zl5m]

Brilliant! I have seen neovim for the first in action last week on youtube. I used kickstart to learn about vim and neovim this week. Now I have a fully self configured development environment for Rust, Python, Svelte, Flutter, shell, terraform with trouble, neotest, nvim-tree tighly integrated with telescope and whichkey. The kickstart project and this video helped me from not even knowing what vim and neovim exactly is to uninstalling all other editors and riding neovim.

[@mediopalodev]

Thank you TJ! Brilliant work.

[@maxwebstudio]

Probably the best Vim config explanation I've been through so far. Thanks

[@teej_dv]

Thank you!!

[@ant1fact]

Dude I've been using nvim for a while but there have always been some gaps in my understanding of the basics. This finally clears it up

[@EmperorFool]

really great job on this video, TJ!

[@sebastianmangelsen8056]

I really appreciate for your contribution to the Neovim community. This add soo much value to my daily life as programmer.

[@teej_dv]

that's so great to hear!!

[@mrwobbat]

This is what we need! Keep up the great work TJ!

[@teej_dv]

Thanks!! Glad you liked it!

[@Chained_Demon]

Thank you soooooo much for make it easier to Windows users, It's so nice to be able to work with this config natively in my machine.❤

[@Lukian_Muzyka]

Thanks man, this is really what many people needed, including me. Really useful stuff❤

[@teej_dv]

So glad I can help :)

[@stefanalecu9532]

You managed to convince an Emacs nerd to try out nvim finally. I've been trying to avoid it out of laziness and stubbornness (both b/c of Emacs and because of Vim). I might even incorporate some of the ideas in Kickstart in my own Evil Mode config in Emacs as well as how Kickstart itself is organized. Kudos to you, Teej

[@edwinboon9574]

Awesome video TJ! Going to install nvim and use it over the VScode motion plugin

[@AhmadMughal1]

Lua really has pushed neovim to a different level of popularity. Love seeing people find this tool and seeing how powerful it is.

[@oragamiYoda]

Perfect timing, trying to give neovim a try after looking at it from a far. Learned a lot from this video, can't wait to learn more 😈

[@wojciechjasinski3152]

Thank You for Your video on using kickstart! I want to say THANK YOU to TJ DeVries, ALL Kickstart creators and maintainers and to ALL Neovim and Vim plugins makers! And Neovim and Vim makers! Writing and editing text can be so beautiful! R. I. P. Braam Moolenaar!

[@benarcher372]

Looks great. I will try this one as well. The previous helped a lot. Thanks for all your good work.

[@joshgelias]

Decide to try this after feeling like AstroNvim came with a lot I didn't use or understand. This video and Kickstart is mostly easy to grok, although things like lazy, mason and treesitter are big subjects on their own. I personally struggled initially because I thought all the keymaps listed in the which-key menu were also managed by which-key. Which made no sense because the plugin's config is 5 lines and contains no commands. However, which-key isn't being used here except to load/display the menu by looking at it's config, and the description properties of your existing neovim keymaps. While initially confusing, I now love that the menu and keymaps are decoupled like that! Great Project!

[@wannabelikegzus]

Really great intro. Thanks for doing this.

[@francoisnature2591]

Awesome video. Glad I found it, as I struggled a lots initially to start my journey with neovim. Things are definitly more clear and it works ! Just had the issue with neovim 10.0. failed to install mason-registry with error Vimscript function must not be called in a lua loop callback. After remove/reinstall neovim 0.9.5 it worked ok with the same kickstart

[@follantic]

This looks absolutely amazing!

[@lucasalonso5980]

i think that the best part of this video its that you are pushed to read the manual, i never setup a own nvim config, now i have all that i need with 50 lines of code. GREAT JOB

[@teej_dv]

LETS GO!!! That's definitely one of the goals :)

[@fixpoint]

Fantastic video. It’s motivated me to try to build my own config instead of using LazyVim. Lately, I feel my setup has become a bit sluggish, so curious to see what happens if I use kickstart as a starting point. Thanks again for the amazing content. Very inspirational and your delivery is captivating.

[@nyanray]

I'm so fucking glad I found you through prime. holy crap. love the pacing and way you work through the material you're sharing!

[@McDuffington]

Good, finally a video about getting started with Neovim.

[@andrefelipeos]

Useful video. Thank you, TJ. It has been a week since I started using NeoVim. It is being a little challenging though. 👍

[@joshsantos9536]

Wow - just as I was looking to lean more on standards, here it is! Thank you 🎉

[@hotpog504]

Normally I don’t ever leave comments, I couldn’t resist subscribing after that powerful delivery at 13:00

[@user-dt1ul5kx8n]

I am starting over with this right now.... !!! so excited

[@petrpechkurov3095]

Hi TJ! Didn't know about the C-/ shortcut in telescope! Thanks a lot! And thanks for the neovim config search shortcut :)

[@c1dk1n]

Thanks for the new vid. I will now start slinging this to all the people who show a remote interest in vim. As I did the last one.

[@Zoronoa01]

Thank you! was waiting for this!!!!

[@teej_dv]

Awesome! hope you enjoy!!

[@Zoronoa01]

@@teej_dv I did! Now my neovim is configured and I am ready to work, thank you again!

[@weiSane]

I was just about to install doom emacs on my Debian literally right now. Then opened KZbin app and this popped up. Let me watch the entire vid see if you can convince me enough to install neovim instead of doom . But I might just go with both haha

[@SnowTheParrot]

i think nvim is sooo much easier to use and customize than doom macs (i used ti use doom emacs). but ive been a linux user for a long time so im used to vim motions, that may be why.

[@weiSane]

@@SnowTheParrotI am trying to get the hang of it. So far so good . I’m liking it .

[@stefanalecu9532]

As a Doom Emacs user, I believe both this and Doom are valuable and you should try both of them (we Doom people have made sure layers are nice to use and you can customize whatever you need). Hell, it even opens up quickly and if you have the server running (something you can actually do in (neo)vim too, but it's not so useful in that case), you can have emacsclient open up at light speed and have a persistent session so you can connect to it and create frames whenever you want. It's just my take, do whatever you want

[@alexandrepereira6522]

Probably the fastest like I've ever given, this intro was epic!

[@psychomonk2443]

great video to get into neovim, awesome kickstarter project. Now i'll look like a freak to my coworkers because i use neovim. Ill make sure they notice by telling them the iconic sentence. Cheers!

[@jordanray1537]

Love it! That ascii art is s tier

[@teej_dv]

Agreed, best addition of the video of course

[@amitozazad1584]

Learning Lua for past two days. Finished watching this video. Time to switch to NeoVim ♥! Great content.

[@theriser8751]

Best starter ever! Thank you TJ

[@seanturner7400]

Saw the PR get merged last week, had been waiting for this!

[@stape227]

we need more intros like this. thanku veri gracias

[@Salloom99]

Your kickstarter is definitely the best place to start with. What a great time to switch to neovim.

[@DrowzeGarkenos]

Great content TJ!

[@Swifter101]

Awesome stuff particularly like the section on cmp using ctrl y instead of enter etc . I was auto completing sometimes when i didn't want to moving that to ctrl y while will take little bit to get used to will be better in the long run .

[@ottopux]

Excellent video. Thank you. 🙏

[@KulKulKula]

I switched from using LunarVim to kickstarter, the performance difference is enormous, kickstarter is the perfect lightweight starting point, and I finally tailored the config to my needs

[@jacktrusler6506]

Tj! I love your nvim videos they’re the best

[@michel92777]

That was awesome, thank you!

[@ITSpeaker]

Thanks for this Teej

[@vladymyrl9823]

You are incredible man 😊

[@stackercoding2054]

After 2 months of going back and forth forcing myself to use vim motions on my main IDE, I can finally say I'm comfortable with it and even producing code faster. And now YT recommends me this video with such an awesome tool, so I think it's the perfect time to move to the terminal and finally leave my bloated / resource-waster / slow IDE behind. I simply can't believe how easy it was to setup everything with kickstart.

[@samuraijosh1595]

ok but why did he skip the installation of kickstart itself?

[@hamiltonianthoughts]

This was the kick in the butt i needed to get a deeper understanding of how to effectively use lua for my neovim config. As an arch linux user I also quite enjoyed your pacman statement. 😂

[@adriansrfr]

This is a phenomenal vid!

[@MattRobinsonDev]

Good stuff as always!

[@papricasix]

Thank you tj, great video! 🎉

[@asg8813]

Very nice video, waiting for more neovim related content.