docs/content/copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot-in-neovim.md

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Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Neovim	Neovim	{% data reusables.gated-features.copilot %}	Learn how to install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, and start seeing suggestions as you write comments and code.	feature copilot	Copilot

{% data reusables.copilot.copilot-cta-button %}

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

{% data reusables.copilot.subscription-prerequisite %}

• To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim you must have Neovim version 0.6 or above and Node.js version 17 or below installed. For more information, see the Neovim documentation and the Node.js website.

Installing the Neovim extension

{% mac %}

{% data reusables.copilot.install-copilot-in-neovim %}

• To install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} with Neovim's built-in plugin manager, enter the following command in Terminal.

  git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
     ~/.config/nvim/pack/github/start/copilot.vim
  

{% data reusables.copilot.config-enable-copilot-in-neovim %}

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

{% data reusables.copilot.install-copilot-in-neovim %}

• To install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} with Neovim's built-in plugin manager, enter the following command in Git Bash.

    git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim.git `
     $HOME/AppData/Local/nvim/pack/github/start/copilot.vim
  

{% data reusables.copilot.config-enable-copilot-in-neovim %}

{% endwindows %}

{% linux %}

{% data reusables.copilot.install-copilot-in-neovim %}

• To install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} with Neovim's built-in plugin manager, enter the following command:

  git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
     ~/.config/nvim/pack/github/start/copilot.vim
  

{% data reusables.copilot.config-enable-copilot-in-neovim %}

{% 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 %}