goneovim
About goneovim
goneovim is a graphical user interface (GUI) frontend for Neovim, designed to enhance the text editing experience with additional visual features. It is written in Go and utilizes Qt bindings for its graphical components. The project originated as a fork of Gonvim, focusing on maintenance and further development.
While Neovim traditionally operates within terminal environments, goneovim provides a GUI alternative that offers richer visual capabilities. It supports modern text editor features like smooth scrolling, animated cursors, and ligatures, while maintaining compatibility with Neovim's core functionality.
Note that active development of goneovim has been discontinued due to Qt 5.15 reaching end-of-life. The author has shifted focus to a new project called Zonvie, which aims to provide a Neovim GUI with native frontends and generative AI capabilities.
Key features
- Cross-platform support for Windows, MacOS, and Linux
- Modern text editor features like smooth pixel scroll and animated cursor
- Externalizable UI elements such as tabline, popupmenu, and cmdline
- Support for per-character font fallback and independent font settings per window
- WSL integration for Windows users
- Application window transparency support
- Desktop notifications for messages emitted by Neovim
Download v0.6.17
Feb 3, 2026Frequently asked questions
- Is goneovim free?
- Yes. goneovim is free and open-source software, distributed under the MIT license.
- Which platforms does goneovim support?
- goneovim provides downloads for Windows.
- What is the latest version of goneovim?
- The latest version is v0.6.17, released on Feb 3, 2026.
- What is goneovim?
- goneovim is a GUI frontend for Neovim, written in Go and using Qt bindings, designed to provide additional visual features for text editing.
- How can I install goneovim?
- Pre-built packages for Windows, MacOS, and Linux are available on the GitHub Releases page. Windows users can also use scoop, while MacOS users can install via homebrew.
- What platforms does goneovim support?
- goneovim supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux platforms.
- Is goneovim still actively developed?
- No, active development has been discontinued due to Qt 5.15 reaching end-of-life. The author is now focusing on a new project called Zonvie.
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