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---
layout: default
title: About
---
{% include nav.html active='About' %}
<div class="container golden-grid">
<div>
<h1>Vision</h1>
<p>
Neovim is a refactor, and sometimes redactor, in the tradition of Vim (which
itself derives from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_%28text_editor%29">Stevie</a>).
It is not a rewrite but a continuation and extension of Vim. Many clones and
derivatives exist, some very clever—but none are Vim. Neovim is built
for users who want the good parts of Vim, and more.
</p>
<h3>Goals</h3>
<ul>
<li>Enable <b>new contributors</b>, remove barriers to entry.</li>
<li>Unblock plugin authors.</li>
<li>Develop first-class <b>Lua/LuaJIT</b> scripting alternative to VimL.</li>
<li>Target all platforms supported by libuv.</li>
<li>Leverage ongoing Vim development.</li>
<li>Optimize <b>out of the box</b>, for new users but especially regular users.</li>
<li>Deliver consistent cross-platform experience.</li>
<li>In matters of taste/ambiguity, favor tradition/compatibility...</li>
<li>...but prefer usability if the benefits are extreme.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Non-goals</h3>
<ul>
<li>Turn Vim into an IDE</li>
<li>Limit third-party applications (such as IDEs!) built with Neovim</li>
<li>Deprecate VimL</li>
<li>POSIX vi-compatibility</li>
</ul>
<h3>Project management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Lead maintainer: <a href="https://github.com/justinmk">Justin M. Keyes</a></li>
<li>Maintainers: <a href="https://github.com/orgs/neovim/people">Neovim team</a></li>
<li>Maintainer notes: <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/blob/master/MAINTAIN.md">MAINTAIN.md</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
{% include post_sidebar.html %}
</div>