https://github.com/neovim/neovim-snap

Snap package for Nvim
https://github.com/neovim/neovim-snap

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Snap package for Nvim

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/neovim/neovim-snap
• Owner: neovim
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-09-04T13:59:40.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-10-06T11:51:27.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-06T13:27:56.794Z (2 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Homepage: https://snapcraft.io/nvim
• Size: 175 KB
• Stars: 27
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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This is the snap for nvim. It works on Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and other major Linux

distributions.


## Install

### Stable release 

```sh

sudo snap install nvim --classic

```

### Nightly release 

```sh

sudo snap install nvim --edge --classic

```

[![Get it from the Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/static/images/badges/en/snap-store-black.svg)](https://snapcraft.io/nvim)

## How this repo works

1. This repo defines time-triggered CI jobs which poke its [master](./.github/workflows/update-readme.yaml) and [nightly](./.github/workflows/update-readme-nightly.yaml) branches.

2. The workflow pushes a [timestamp commit](https://github.com/neovim/neovim-snap/commit/752cca5b7c2d8371f54825c61d0c8ebfedbf6711)

   to "tickle" the external Snapcraft service.

3. Snapcraft fetches the `master` or `nightly` branch of this repo and processes `snap/snapcraft.yaml`.

4. Snapcraft builds Nvim (in its own, external service) as defined in `snap/snapcraft.yaml`.

    - The `snap/snapcraft.yaml` in the `nightly` branch is [slightly different](https://github.com/neovim/neovim-snap/compare/master...nightly)

      from the `master` branch. This is a limitation/requirement of Snapcraft's

      design.

## Last Launchpad Sync

Last sync to launchpad: Wed Oct  8 11:45:33 UTC 2025