Pre-Configured Plugins

LazyVim comes with a curated set of plugins organized into categories. Below is each plugin, its purpose, and key configuration defaults.

Coding Plugins

mini.pairs

Auto-closes brackets, quotes, and parentheses as you type.

opts = {
  modes = { insert = true, command = true, terminal = false },
  skip_ts = { "string" },    -- Don't autopair inside strings
  skip_unbalanced = true,    -- Skip if more closing than opening
  markdown = true,           -- Better markdown code blocks
}

ts-comments.nvim

Improves comment syntax — handles multiple comment types per language and relaxes uncomment rules.

opts = {}

mini.ai

Extends a and i text objects with intelligent selection:

Key	Text Object
ao / io	Code block (if/for/while)
af / if	Function
ac / ic	Class
at / it	HTML/XML tag
ad / id	Digits
ae / ie	Word with case
ag / ig	Buffer
au / iu	Function call

lazydev.nvim

Configures LuaLS to provide auto-completion and type checking for Neovim config files (LazyVim, Snacks, lazy.nvim, etc.).

opts = {
  library = {
    { path = "${3rd}/luv/library", words = { "vim%.uv" } },
    { path = "LazyVim", words = { "LazyVim" } },
    { path = "snacks.nvim", words = { "Snacks" } },
    { path = "lazy.nvim", words = { "LazyVim" } },
    { path = "nvim-lspconfig", words = { "lspconfig.settings" } },
  },
}

Editor Plugins

grug-far.nvim

Search and replace across multiple files with a dedicated UI.

Keymap	Action
<leader>sr	Search and Replace (n/x)

flash.nvim

Enhanced search — labels appear at matches so you can jump precisely.

Keymap	Action
s	Flash jump (n/x/o)
S	Flash Treesitter (n/o/x)
r	Remote Flash (o)
R	Treesitter Search (o/x)
<c-s>	Toggle Flash search (c)
<c-space>	Treesitter incremental selection (n/o/x)

which-key.nvim

Shows a popup of available keybindings when you press <space> or any prefix key.

Groups defined for <leader>:

• <leader><tab> — tabs
• <leader>b — buffer (dynamic: shows open buffers)
• <leader>c — code
• <leader>d — debug
• <leader>dp — profiler
• <leader>f — file/find
• <leader>g — git
• <leader>gh — hunks
• <leader>q — quit/session
• <leader>s — search
• <leader>u — ui
• <leader>w — windows (dynamic)
• <leader>x — diagnostics/quickfix
• [ — prev
• ] — next
• g — goto
• gs — surround
• z — fold

Keymap	Action
<leader>?	Buffer keymaps (which-key)
<c-w><space>	Window hydra mode

gitsigns.nvim

Shows git change indicators in the sign column and provides hunk operations.

Sign	Meaning
▎ (green)	Added line
▎ (blue)	Changed line
 (red)	Deleted line
▎ (gray)	Untracked

See LazyVim Cheatsheet for all gitsigns keymaps.

trouble.nvim

Enhanced diagnostics/quickfix/loclist viewer in a side panel.

Keymap	Action
<leader>xx	Diagnostics (Trouble)
<leader>xX	Buffer Diagnostics
<leader>cs	Symbols (Trouble)
<leader>cS	LSP references/definitions
<leader>xL	Location List
<leader>xQ	Quickfix List
[q / ]q	Previous / Next item

todo-comments.nvim

Highlights and lists TODO, FIX, HACK, BUG, NOTE comments.

Keymap	Action
<leader>st	Todo (Telescope)
<leader>sT	Todo/Fix/Fixme (Telescope)
<leader>xt	Todo (Trouble)
<leader>xT	Todo/Fix/Fixme (Trouble)
]t	Next Todo Comment
[t	Previous Todo Comment

UI Plugins

bufferline.nvim

Tab bar showing open buffers with filetype icons, diagnostics, and close buttons.

Keymap	Action
<S-h>	Previous buffer
<S-l>	Next buffer
[b / ]b	Previous/Next buffer
[B / ]B	Move buffer prev/next
<leader>bp	Toggle pin
<leader>bP	Delete non-pinned
<leader>bl	Delete buffers to the left
<leader>br	Delete buffers to the right
<leader>bj	Pick buffer

lualine.nvim

Customizable statusline with sections for mode, branch, diagnostics, file path, diff, and more.

Sections:

• lualine_a — Mode
• lualine_b — Git branch
• lualine_c — Root dir, diagnostics, filetype icon, pretty path
• lualine_x — Profiler, Noice status, DAP status, Lazy updates, diff
• lualine_y — Progress, location
• lualine_z — Clock

noice.nvim

Replaces the default UI for messages, cmdline, and popupmenu with a modern, more informative interface.

Keymap	Action
<S-Enter>	Redirect cmdline
<leader>snl	Noice Last Message
<leader>snh	Noice History
<leader>sna	Noice All
<leader>snd	Dismiss All
<leader>snt	Noice Picker
<c-f> / <c-b>	Scroll forward/backward

mini.icons

Provides filetype and file icons. Mocks nvim-web-devicons API for compatibility.

snacks.nvim (UI parts)

Provides indent guides, notifications, smooth scrolling, dashboard, input UI, and word highlighting.

Keymap	Action
<leader>n	Notification History
<leader>un	Dismiss All Notifications

Dashboard (snacks.nvim): Shows on startup with quick actions:

Key	Action
f	Find Files
n	New File
g	Find Text
r	Recent Files
c	Config
s	Restore Session
x	Lazy Extras
l	Lazy
q	Quit

LSP Plugins

nvim-lspconfig

Configures LSP clients. Keymaps are set per server or globally via servers['*'].

Global LSP keymaps:

Keymap	Action
gd	Go to Definition
gr	References
gI	Go to Implementation
gy	Go to Type Definition
gD	Go to Declaration
K	Hover documentation
gK / <c-k>	Signature Help
<leader>ca	Code Action
<leader>cc	Run Codelens
<leader>cr	Rename
<leader>cl	LSP Info
<leader>co	Organize Imports
<leader>cA	Source Action
]] / [[	Next/Prev Reference
<a-n> / <a-p>	Next/Prev Reference

mason.nvim

Installs LSP servers, linters, formatters, and DAP adapters. Opens :Mason UI.

opts = {
  ensure_installed = { "stylua", "shfmt" },
}

mason-lspconfig.nvim

Bridge between Mason and lspconfig. Auto-installs and configures LSP servers.

Treesitter Plugins

nvim-treesitter

Better syntax highlighting, indentation, and folding using Treesitter parsers.

Installed parsers by default: bash, c, diff, html, javascript, jsdoc, json, lua, luadoc, markdown, python, query, regex, toml, tsx, typescript, vim, vimdoc, xml, yaml

nvim-treesitter-textobjects

Navigates by functions, classes, and parameters using Treesitter.

Keymap	Action
]f	Next function start
[f	Previous function start
]F	Next function end
[F	Previous function end
]c	Next class start
[c	Previous class start
]C	Next class end
[C	Previous class end
]a	Next parameter
[a	Previous parameter

nvim-ts-autotag

Auto-closes HTML/JSX/XML tags.

Formatting Plugin

conform.nvim

Format-on-save with configurable formatters per filetype.

opts = {
  default_format_opts = { timeout_ms = 3000, lsp_format = "fallback" },
  formatters_by_ft = {
    lua = { "stylua" },
    fish = { "fish_indent" },
    sh = { "shfmt" },
  },
}

Keymap	Action
<leader>cf	Format buffer
<leader>cF	Format injected languages

Linting Plugin

nvim-lint

Async linter that reports results via vim.diagnostic.

opts = {
  events = { "BufWritePost", "BufReadPost", "InsertLeave" },
  linters_by_ft = {
    fish = { "fish" },
  },
}

Util Plugins

snacks.nvim (Util parts)

Component	Purpose
bigfile	Optimizes editing for large files
quickfile	Tracks recently opened files
terminal	Floating/bottom terminal with window navigation

Keymap	Action
<leader>.	Toggle Scratch Buffer
<leader>S	Select Scratch Buffer
<leader>dps	Profiler Scratch Buffer
<leader>fT	Terminal (cwd)
<leader>ft	Terminal (Root Dir)
<c-/>	Toggle Terminal (Root Dir)

persistence.nvim

Automatic session management — saves/restores buffers, windows, and tabs.

Keymap	Action
<leader>qs	Restore Session
<leader>qS	Select Session
<leader>ql	Restore Last Session
<leader>qd	Don't Save Current Session

plenary.nvim

Utility library used by Telescope and other plugins. Not directly interacted with.

Related

• Configuration
• Extras — add more plugins via LazyVim extras
• LazyVim Cheatsheet