Nim has been around for 10 years, and its community has been thriving with plugins and plug-in managers. While it keeps up with powerful alternatives, we often forget the little things that make Neovim so smooth and fun to work with.

Nim Snacks is a tasty plugin that uncovers these little things, making your Neovim setup amazing yet professional and performant.

What Does Nim Snacks Offer?

This plugin offers a wide range of features to enhance your Neovim experience:

• Beautiful and Customizable Welcome Dashboard: Create a customized dashboard with shortcuts, information, and even live visuals.
• Integrated Floating Windows: Access floating windows for lazy git, a quick terminal, and more.
• Improved Notifier: Get a slicker, easier-to-configure, and more sensible default notifier.
• Quick File Configuration: Render files quickly without loading plugins.
• Telescope Enhancements: Utilize telescope for config files, code search, and new file creation.
• Lazy Git Integration: Use lazy git within Neovim with ease.
• Git Log Popup: View a beautiful git log popup with commits and a visual tree of branches.
• Pop-up Terminal: Trigger a pop-up terminal whenever needed.
• Geit Options: Enjoy nicer blame, a colorful blame view, and a fresh change from fugitive.
• Window Module: Create floating panes, integrated panes, terminals, new buffers, and more.
• Remote Repository Browser: Jump to the remote repository of your project from the same line you’re on in Neovim.

Getting Started with Nim Snacks

Installing Nim Snacks is easy. Simply grab the basic configuration or go for the full-fledged options with preset bindings and popping windows. Remove the previous notify plugin if you have one, as Nim Snacks brings a better one.

Once installed, explore the preconfigured bindings and discover the following features:

• New Notifier: Dismiss messages easily with the new notifier.
• Lazy Git Integration: Access lazy git within Neovim.
• Git Log Popup: View a visual tree of branches and commit diffs.
• Rename Integration: Integrate with neotree or mini files.
• Pop-up Terminal: Quickly trigger a pop-up terminal.
• Geit Options: Utilize nicer blame, blame view, and more.
• Window Module: Create floating panes, terminals, and more.
• Remote Repository Browser: Jump to the remote repository from the same line.

Conclusion

Nim Snacks is an essential plugin that enhances your Neovim experience with its wide range of features. Explore the options, customize to your liking, and enjoy a smoother, more professional, and performant Neovim setup.