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How to install neovim on Windows (neovim/neovim) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

neovim/neovim

Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

C/C++ (CMake)#api#c#lua#neovim

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Website ↗neovim.ioThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

A ready-made Windows download is in the latest release.

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Nvim 0.12.6 · 10/9/2026 ↗

nvim-win64.msi

msi · x64 · 12.5 MB · 45,431 downloads · best match

Download

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v0.12.6/nvim-win64.msi" -OutFile "nvim-win64.msi"
msiexec /i "nvim-win64.msi"

Other Windows downloads (3)

nvim-win-arm64.msi

msi · ARM64 · 13.0 MB · 2,332 downloads

Download

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v0.12.6/nvim-win-arm64.msi" -OutFile "nvim-win-arm64.msi"
msiexec /i "nvim-win-arm64.msi"

nvim-win64.zip

zip · x64 · 12.6 MB · 22,724 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v0.12.6/nvim-win64.zip" -OutFile "nvim-win64.zip"
Expand-Archive "nvim-win64.zip" -DestinationPath .

nvim-win-arm64.zip

zip · ARM64 · 13.2 MB · 761 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v0.12.6/nvim-win-arm64.zip" -OutFile "nvim-win-arm64.zip"
Expand-Archive "nvim-win-arm64.zip" -DestinationPath .

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.16runtime

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Good to know

Native projects often need extra system libraries. If the build stops with a missing package, check the maintainers' build guide (see Start here).
Makefile has a make install target — it may automate most of these steps.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt, cmake.deps/CMakeLists.txt, cmake.packaging/CMakeLists.txt, runtime/CMakeLists.txt and 6 more

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