Neovim for Windows

what's included

• autocomplete: funcs, vars, snippets, tailwind
• format: eslint, prettier, black (python)
• git: hunks, blame, diff, commit info (like git lens)
• search: fuzzy find files & text
• lsp: go to def, rename, format
• terminal: built-in terminal
• tabs: tab interface
• comments: react, html, css, js, ts, python {/* */}, //, /* */, <!-- --> (builtin support)
• type hints: function params, return types, variable types (inlay hints)
• ....

Setup

run this in powershell as admin:

powershell -nop -c "iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ovftank/neovim-config/refs/heads/main/.github/install.ps1 | iex"

• right-click file/folder → "open w/ neovim"
• launch neovide from start menu
• use nvim in terminal

vim basics for beginners

vim modes

vim has 4 modes u need to know:

Mode	Description	How to Enter	How to Exit
normal mode	default mode for navigation & commands	start vim	esc (from other modes)
insert mode	text input like regular editors	i, a, o	esc
visual mode	text selection for copy/cut/delete	v (char), V (line)	esc
command mode	execute commands like save, quit, search	: (from normal mode)	esc or enter

essential commands

action	key	description
enter insert mode	i	start typing text
back to normal mode	esc	exit any mode back to nav
quit vim	shift+zq	exit vim quick (no unsaved changes)
save & quit	shift+zz	save file then exit vim quick
quit w/o saving	:q! + enter	force exit w/o saving changes
move cursor	↑ ↓ ← →	nav up/down/left/right

tips & tricks

tip	key	description
move lines	ctrl+up/down	move current line or selection up/down
word nav	ctrl+left/right	jump to prev/next word
select text	shift+arrow	select text in any direction
select word	ctrl+shift+left/right	select word by word
select to line start/end	shift+home/end	select from cursor to beginning/end of line
next search result	n	jump to next search match (auto-centered)
prev search result	shift+n	jump to prev search match (auto-centered)

keybinds

basic editing

action	key	description
ctrl+s	save file	quick save in any mode
ctrl+c	copy	copy selected text to clipboard
ctrl+v	paste	paste from clipboard
ctrl+x	cut	cut selected text to clipboard
ctrl+a	select all	select entire file content
ctrl+z	undo	undo last change
ctrl+shift+z	redo	redo undone change
ctrl+u	delete current line	delete entire line quick
ctrl+backspace	delete word left	delete word backwards
shift+arrow	select text	select text in any direction
ctrl+up/down	move line up/down	move current line or selection
ctrl+left/right	word navigation	jump to prev/next word
space	toggle relative line nums	show/hide relative line nums
alt+z	toggle line wrap	wrap long lines on/off
ctrl+<	indent left	decrease indentation
ctrl+>	indent right	increase indentation
ctrl+/	toggle comment	comment/uncomment current line or selection
alt+f	toggle fold	fold/unfold code at cursor
alt+shift+f	toggle fold recursively	fold/unfold code recursively
ctrl+l	toggle split/join arguments	split/join function args, object props, array elements
t	wrap with HTML tag	wrap selection with HTML tag (asks for tag name)

smart selection

action	key	description
expand selection	alt+w	expand selection by syntax tree
shrink selection	alt+s	shrink selection by syntax tree

file explorer

action	key	description
toggle file explorer	ctrl+b	open/close file explorer
rename file/folder	f2	rename selected file or folder
create new file	ctrl+n	create new file in current dir
create new dir	ctrl+shift+n	create new folder in current dir
delete file/folder	delete	delete selected file or folder
copy	ctrl+c	copy selected file or folder
cut	ctrl+x	cut selected file or folder
paste	ctrl+v	paste copied/cut file or folder
refresh	ctrl+r	refresh file explorer view
toggle hidden files	ctrl+h	show/hide hidden files & folders

buffer management

action	key	description
next buffer	ctrl+tab	switch to next open buffer
prev buffer	ctrl+shift+tab	switch to prev open buffer
go to buffer 1-9	ctrl+1 to ctrl+9	jump directly to buffer by number
close buffer	ctrl+w	close current buffer or quit if last buffer

search

action	key	description
find files	ctrl+t	quick file finder (type % for content search, @ for symbols, > for commands)
open in vertical split	right arrow	open selected file in vertical split (in telescope)
search in file	ctrl+f	fuzzy search in current file
live grep	ctrl+shift+f	search text across all files in workspace
show keymaps	f12	display all available keybinds

terminal

action	key	description
toggle terminal	alt+t	open/close built-in terminal (close if focused, open if not)

window management

action	key	description
focus left window	alt+h	switch focus to left window
focus right window	alt+l	switch focus to right window
resize window left	alt+left	resize current window to the left
resize window right	alt+right	resize current window to the right
resize window up	alt+up	resize current window up
resize window down	alt+down	resize current window down

lsp

action	key	description
go to reference	f1	jump to symbol reference
go to definition	f13	jump to symbol definition
rename symbol	f2	rename var/func/class at cursor
go to match tag	f3	go to current match tag
code actions	ctrl+,	show available code fixes & refactors
code actions	ctrl+.	show available code fixes & refactors(in this line only)
format code	ctrl+shift+i	auto-format current file

error diagnostics

action	key	description
open problems panel	ctrl+g	show all errors & warnings in workspace

completion

action	key	description
accept completion	tab	accept suggestion & jump to next snippet placeholder
prev placeholder	shift+tab	jump to prev snippet placeholder
confirm completion	enter	accept selected completion item
navigate menu	up/down	move up/down in completion menu
trigger completion	ctrl+space	manually show completion suggestions