Neovim version history
10 releases tracked, newest first.
nightly
Pre-releaseJun 26, 2026Maintenance and minor improvements.
10 downloads
v0.12.3
Jun 10, 2026Maintenance and minor improvements.
10 downloads
stable
Jun 10, 2026Maintenance and minor improvements.
10 downloads
v0.12.2
Apr 22, 2026```
NVIM v0.12.2
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290
```
## Release notes
- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4b35336f6f850ce68a230716401cdaa21bdb6a25) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)
## Install
### Windows
#### Zip
1. Download **nvim-win64.zip** (or **nvim-win-arm64.zip** for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
#### MSI
1. Download **nvim-win64.msi** (or **nvim-win-arm64.msi** for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install `vcruntime*.dll`](https://neovim.io/doc/install/#windows).
### macOS (x86_64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`
### macOS (arm64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`
### Linux (x86_64)
If your system does not ha
10 downloads
v0.12.1
Apr 6, 2026```
NVIM v0.12.1
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290
```
## Release notes
- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/7ac5a26d5633a41d7e291141488ca635242973a5) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)
## Install
### Windows
#### Zip
1. Download **nvim-win64.zip** (or **nvim-win-arm64.zip** for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
#### MSI
1. Download **nvim-win64.msi** (or **nvim-win-arm64.msi** for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install vcruntime140.dll](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).
### macOS (x86_64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`
### macOS (arm64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`
10 downloads
v0.12.0
Mar 29, 2026```
NVIM v0.12.0
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290
```
## Release notes
- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/fc7e5cf6c93fef08effc183087a2c8cc9bf0d75a) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)
## Install
### Windows
#### Zip
1. Download **nvim-win64.zip** (or **nvim-win-arm64.zip** for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
#### MSI
1. Download **nvim-win64.msi** (or **nvim-win-arm64.msi** for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install vcruntime140.dll](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).
### macOS (x86_64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`
### macOS (arm64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`
10 downloads
v0.11.7
Mar 28, 2026```
NVIM v0.11.7
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670
```
## Release notes
- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/cd90ec7cdcdc55b617dfae5317b2c24b76b4148a) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)
## Install
### Windows
#### Zip
1. Download **nvim-win64.zip** (or **nvim-win-arm64.zip** for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
#### MSI
1. Download **nvim-win64.msi** (or **nvim-win-arm64.msi** for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install vcruntime140.dll](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).
### macOS (x86_64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`
### macOS (arm64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`
10 downloads
v0.11.6
Jan 26, 2026```
NVIM v0.11.6
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670
```
## Release notes
- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/e8b87a554f2b500dd39463cabdcffc10261f1cef) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)
## Install
### Windows
#### Zip
1. Download **nvim-win64.zip** (or **nvim-win-arm64.zip** for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
#### MSI
1. Download **nvim-win64.msi** (or **nvim-win-arm64.msi** for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install vcruntime140.dll](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).
### macOS (x86_64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`
### macOS (arm64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`
10 downloads
v0.11.5
Nov 2, 2025```
NVIM v0.11.5
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670
```
## Release notes
- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/9fa7c0a04638ee3d5fefbdcec347b1c07a5ce9ce) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)
## Install
### Windows
#### Zip
1. Download **nvim-win64.zip** (or **nvim-win-arm64.zip** for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
#### MSI
1. Download **nvim-win64.msi** (or **nvim-win-arm64.msi** for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal
Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install vcruntime140.dll](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).
### macOS (x86_64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`
### macOS (arm64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`
10 downloads
v0.11.4
Aug 31, 2025```
NVIM v0.11.4
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1741730670
```
## Release notes
- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/cec0ecabd8f47ff81dcb52e8fc9003e365563a84) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)
## Install
### Windows
#### Zip
1. Download **nvim-win64.zip**
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` on your CLI of choice
#### MSI
1. Download **nvim-win64.msi**
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` on your CLI of choice
Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install vcruntime140.dll](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).
### macOS (x86_64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`
### macOS (arm64)
1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`
### Linux (x86_64)
If your system does not have the [requir
8 downloads