nnnvim

No nonsense Neovim.

A lightweight, fast, and easy-to-configure Neovim starter config built for people who want a clean editor without a lot of ceremony.

Why nnnvim?

• Blazingly fast startup and minimal overhead
• Small, opinionated plugin set
• Lua-first configuration
• Easy to extend without a giant config tree
• Good defaults for coding and quick editing

Features

• mini.* plugin ecosystem for a lean and modern editing experience
• Fast file picker with mini.pick
• Lightweight status, tab, and diff helpers
• LSP support for common languages
• Simple keybindings designed for speed
• Minimal UI clutter and sensible defaults

Included setup

This config uses:

• Neovim builtin package system via vim.pack
• mini.pick, mini.statusline, mini.tabline, mini.diff, mini.git, mini.pairs, mini.indentscope, mini.completion, mini.snippets
• nvim-lspconfig for language servers
• Dracula theme

Quick start

1. Install Neovim.
2. Clone this repo into your Neovim config directory:

git clone https://github.com/GroosL/nnnvim.git ~/.config/nvim

3. Launch Neovim:

nvim

4. If you want to refresh plugins:

nvim --headless "+PackUpdate" +qa

Keybindings

The config ships with a few quick shortcuts:

• <leader>e — open file picker
• <leader>E — netrw explorer
• zz — save
• zx — save and quit
• zc — close without saving
• <leader>/ — toggle comments
• <leader>t — open or reveal terminal
• <leader>fc — format current file with clang-format
• <leader>ca — run make
• <leader>cr — run make run
• rn — toggle relative numbers

Structure

.
├── init.lua
├── nvim-pack-lock.json
└── lua/
    ├── commands.lua
    ├── keymaps.lua
    ├── options.lua
    └── pack.lua

Customizing

The config is intentionally small and easy to modify:

• Edit lua/options.lua for editor defaults
• Edit lua/keymaps.lua for keybindings
• Edit lua/pack.lua for plugins
• Edit lua/commands.lua for custom commands
• Edit init.lua for startup wiring

Philosophy

nnnvim aims to be the opposite of a bloated Neovim distro. It keeps the essentials, avoids unnecessary complexity, and leaves room for you to add what you actually need.

If you want a startup config that stays fast, readable, and simple, this is a good place to start.