oil.nvim
✅ Recently maintainedNeovim file explorer: edit your filesystem like a buffer
Lua · MIT · Last push 2026-10-12
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Star history
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| Date | Stars |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 6,923 |
| 2026-10-06 | 6,923 |
| 2026-10-07 | 6,925 |
| 2026-10-08 | 6,927 |
| 2026-10-09 | 6,930 |
| 2026-10-10 | 6,934 |
| 2026-10-11 | 6,936 |
| 2026-10-12 | 6,941 |
| 2026-10-13 | 6,944 |
| 2026-10-14 | 6,945 |
| 2026-10-15 | 6,948 |
| 2026-10-16 | 6,950 |
| 2026-10-17 | 6,952 |
| 2026-10-18 | 6,952 |
| 2026-10-19 | 6,953 |
| 2026-10-20 | 6,954 |
| 2026-10-21 | 6,954 |
| 2026-10-22 | 6,956 |
| 2026-10-23 | 6,958 |
| 2026-10-24 | 6,961 |
| 2026-10-25 | 6,963 |
| 2026-10-26 | 6,964 |
| 2026-10-27 | 6,965 |
| 2026-10-28 | 6,965 |
| 2026-10-29 | 6,965 |
| 2026-10-30 | 6,966 |
| 2026-10-31 | 6,966 |
| 2026-11-01 | 6,966 |
| 2026-11-02 | 6,967 |
| 2026-11-03 | 6,968 |
Get the project
git clone https://github.com/stevearc/oil.nvim.gitCloning downloads the source. For dependencies and installation, follow the project README.
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