Firenvim

Turn your browser into a Neovim GUI.
What is Firenvim?
Firenvim is a distinct Chrome extension that allows Neovim to be utilized directly within your browser. It sets itself apart from other similar extensions by avoiding the creation of another OS window. To capitalize on Firenvim's functionality, some prerequisites are necessary, such as installing the Chrome addon, Neovim >=0.4.0, and the firenvim Neovim plugin. After installing the firenvim Neovim plugin, the user should run ':call firenvim#install()'.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.83 (29)
Version: 0.2.16 (Last updated: 2024-04-29)
Creation date: 2020-06-23
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • nativeMessaging
  • storage
Size: 332.80K

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Firenvim (v0.2.16)
4.84 (37) 449
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Extension summary

This Chrome extension lets you use Neovim directly from your browser. Contrary to other extensions, it does not open a new OS window.

In order to install it you need:

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Full integration with Neovim
  • Fast editing and PR review
  • Constantly improving
Cons
  • Loading issues
  • Leaves 'nvim --headless' processes running
  • Instructions on GitHub have errors
Most mentioned
  • Full integration with Neovim
  • Fast editing and PR review
  • Loading issues
Recent reviews
After 2 weeks of firevim, I've turned off this extension and gone back to viminium and w3m. I love the idea and I'd love to see firevim dev team to continue working on this. But for now this extension is getting in my way a lot. It's alternating one of the key workflows I value so I'm sorry I'm disabling firevim. This is definitely a dream extension to have. Thank you for developing this. May be I'll use it again for some automation hack in the future, but for now I gotta say it's far from production quality.
by Hiroshi Yamamoto, 2024-04-12

Webブラウザ上でVimそのものが使えるようになります。たいへん便利です。
by , 2023-12-25

It seemed great at first, but it has a lot of problems. It doesn't load every time. The instructions at the GitHub repo are loaded with errors that you'll need to understand Lua to correct. Worst of all, it has a tendency to leave a lot "nvim --headless" processes running even after the browser has been closed. This is not malicious, but it's also not production quality.
by Vince Aggrippino, 2023-05-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Firenvim requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Firenvim is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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