Plugins for Neovim v0.9
Here I'll share some popular plugins that still work fine in Neovim v0.9.5.
Since there is no way to tell for how long they will support older Neovim versions I'll share the link and the specific commit that is still compatible with Neovim v0.9.5.
Descriptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| lazy.nvim | Plugin manager. |
| tokyonight.nvim | Collection of colorscheme for Neovim. |
| snacks.nvim | Collection of QoL plugins. |
| bufferline.nvim | Show open files in tabline. |
| mini.nvim | Collection of independent lua modules that enhance Neovim's features. |
| gitsigns.nvim | Shows indicators in gutter based on file changes detected by git. |
| vim-fugitive | Git integration into Neovim/Vim. |
| nvim-treesitter | Configures treesitter parsers. Provides modules to manipulate code. |
| nvim-treesitter-textobjects | Creates textobjects based on treesitter queries. |
| vim-repeat | Add "repeat" support for plugins. |
| mason.nvim | Portable package manager for Neovim. |
| mason-lspconfig.nvim | Integrates nvim-lspconfig and mason.nvim. |
| nvim-lspconfig | Quickstart configs for Neovim's LSP client. |
| nvim-cmp | Autocompletion engine. |
| cmp-buffer | nvim-cmp source. Suggest words in the current buffer. |
| cmp-path | nvim-cmp source. Show suggestions based on file system paths. |
| cmp-mini-snippets | nvim-cmp source. Show suggestions based on installed snippets. |
| cmp-nvim-lsp | nvim-cmp source. Show suggestions based on LSP servers queries. |
| friendly-snippets | Collection of snippets. |
| nvim-ts-context-commentstring | It helps detect comment syntax. |
| which-key.nvim | Provide clues for keymaps. |
Versions
Last updated: 2026-03-30
These already dropped support for v0.9. So, newer versions will no longer work.
| Plugin | Commit |
|---|---|
| gitsigns.nvim | ee28ba3e70ecea811b8f6d7b51d81976e94b121c |
| mason-lspconfig.nvim | 1a31f824b9cd5bc6f342fc29e9a53b60d74af245 |
| mason.nvim | fc98833b6da5de5a9c5b1446ac541577059555be |
| nvim-lspconfig | cb33dea610b7eff240985be9f6fe219920e630ef |
| nvim-treesitter | 42fc28ba918343ebfd5565147a42a26580579482 |
| nvim-treesitter-textobjects | 0f051e9813a36481f48ca1f833897210dbcfffde |
| snacks.nvim | 3a8ecf591263e4706d9b3a45da590df914ea5505 |
Newer version of these plugins might still work in v0.9.
| Plugin | Commit |
|---|---|
| bufferline.nvim | 655133c3b4c3e5e05ec549b9f8cc2894ac6f51b3 |
| cmp-buffer | b74fab3656eea9de20a9b8116afa3cfc4ec09657 |
| cmp-mini-snippets | 582aea215ce2e65b880e0d23585c20863fbb7604 |
| cmp-nvim-lsp | cbc7b02bb99fae35cb42f514762b89b5126651ef |
| cmp-path | c642487086dbd9a93160e1679a1327be111cbc25 |
| friendly-snippets | 6cd7280adead7f586db6fccbd15d2cac7e2188b9 |
| lazy.nvim | 85c7ff3711b730b4030d03144f6db6375044ae82 |
| mini.nvim | af5f75c9ce572a4d1f0c77d6fb4ea764d16c1b3c |
| nvim-cmp | a1d504892f2bc56c2e79b65c6faded2fd21f3eca |
| nvim-ts-context-commentstring | 1b212c2eee76d787bbea6aa5e92a2b534e7b4f8f |
| tokyonight.nvim | cdc07ac78467a233fd62c493de29a17e0cf2b2b6 |
| vim-fugitive | 3b753cf8c6a4dcde6edee8827d464ba9b8c4a6f0 |
| vim-repeat | 65846025c15494983dafe5e3b46c8f88ab2e9635 |
| which-key | 3aab2147e74890957785941f0c1ad87d0a44c15a |