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Neovim vs CodeEdit
Neovim has 103,312 GitHub stars, 7,395 forks, 1,900 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CodeEdit has 23,104 stars, 1,195 forks, 213 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. Neovim leads on adoption by 347% (103,312 vs 23,104 stars). Neovim is written in Vim Script under a custom or non-standard licence; CodeEdit is written in Swift under MIT. Neovim has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, CodeEdit 5%. Neovim was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Neovim | CodeEdit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 103K | ★ 23K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Vim Script | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.4K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Neovim if
- You weight community size — 103K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Vim Script
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CodeEdit if
- You want the CodeEdit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and CodeEdit fits your workflow better
About Neovim
Documentation Chat Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to: Simplify maintenance and encourage contributions Split the work between multiple developers Enable [advanced UIs] without modifications to the core Maximize extensibility See the Introduction wiki page and [Roadmap] for more information. Features Modern GUIs API access from any language including C/C++, C , Clojure, D, Elixir, Go, Haskell, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/Node.js, Julia, Lisp, Lua, Perl, Python, Racket, Ruby, Rust Embedded, scriptable terminal emulator Asynchronous job control Shared data (shada) among multiple…
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About CodeEdit
CodeEdit for macOS CodeEdit is a code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review, extensions, and more. [!IMPORTANT] CodeEdit is currently in development and not yet recommended for production use, however you can take part in shaping it's future by test driving pre release versions and submitting an issue to let us know what you think. Table of Contents Motivation Mission Community Activity Contributing…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Neovim or CodeEdit more popular?
Neovim has 103,312 GitHub stars and CodeEdit has 23,104. Neovim has the larger community by that measure.
Are Neovim and CodeEdit free?
Both are open source. Neovim has no licence declared in this registry, and CodeEdit is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Neovim and CodeEdit?
Neovim is written in Vim Script and CodeEdit in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Neovim or CodeEdit?
Choose Neovim if you want the larger community (103,312 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose CodeEdit if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.