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---
title: Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Neovim
shortTitle: Neovim
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.copilot %}'
intro: 'Learn how to install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, and start seeing suggestions as you write comments and code.'
versions:
feature: 'copilot'
topics:
- Copilot
---
## About {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} and Neovim
{% data reusables.copilot.procedural-intro %}
If you use a Neovim, you can view and incorporate suggestions from {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} directly within the editor.
## Prerequisites
To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim you must have Neovim and Node.js version 17 or below installed. For more information, see the [Neovim documentation](https://neovim.io/doc/) and the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/en/).
## Installing the Neovim extension
{% mac %}
1. To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin. You can either install the plugin from a plugin manager or directly.
- If you use a plugin manager like vim-plug or packer.nvim, use the plugin manager to install `github/copilot.vim`. For more information, see the documentation for the plugin manager. For example, you can see the documentation for [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) or [packer.nvim](https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim).
- To install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly, you must know where Neovim stores plugins. To install the plugin, enter the following command in Terminal.
```
git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
PATH/TO/NEOVIM/PLUGINS/copilot.vim
```
1. To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, open Neovim and enter the following command.
```
:Copilot setup
```
{% endmac %}
{% windows %}
1. To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin. You can either install the plugin from a plugin manager or directly.
- If you use a plugin manager like vim-plug or packer.nvim, use the plugin manager to install `github/copilot.vim`. For more information, see the documentation for the plugin manager. For example, you can see the documentation for [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) or [packer.nvim](https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim).
- To install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly, you must know where Neovim stores plugins. To install the plugin, enter the following command in Git Bash.
```
git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
~/.config/PATH/TO/YOUR/NEOVIM/CONFIG/FILE/copilot.vim
1. To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, open Neovim and enter the following command.
```
:Copilot setup
```
{% endwindows %}
{% linux %}
1. To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin. You can either install the plugin from a plugin manager or directly.
- If you use a plugin manager like vim-plug or packer.nvim, use the plugin manager to install `github/copilot.vim`. For more information, see the documentation for the plugin manager. For example, you can see the documentation for [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) or [packer.nvim](https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim).
- To install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly, you must know where Neovim stores plugins. To install the plugin, enter the following command in Git Bash.
```
git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
~/.config/PATH/TO/YOUR/NEOVIM/CONFIG/FILE/copilot.vim
```
1. To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, open Neovim and enter the following command.
```
:Copilot setup
```
{% endlinux %}
## Learning to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim
For guidance on using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, you can view the plugin documentation. To see the documentation, open Neovim and run the following command.
```
:help copilot
```
## Further reading
- [{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}](https://copilot.github.com/)