Windows

1. Extract nvim-win32.zip (or nvim-win64.zip)
2. Double-click nvim-qt.exe

macOS

1. Download nvim-macos.tar.gz
2. Extract: tar xzvf nvim-macos.tar.gz
3. Run: ./nvim-osx64/bin/nvim

Linux (x64)

1. Download nvim.appimage
2. Run: chmod u+x nvim.appimage && ./nvim.appimage
   • If your system does not have FUSE you can extract the appimage:

     ./nvim.appimage --appimage-extract
     ./squashfs-root/usr/bin/nvim
     

Release Notes

FEATURES:
07499a8 #8709 man.vim: C highlighting for EXAMPLES section
07f82ad #8699 TUI: urxvt: also send xterm focus-reporting seqs
40911e4 #8616 API: emit nvim_buf_lines_event from :terminal
c46997a #8546 fillchars: Add "eob" flag

FIXES:
74d19f6 #8576 startup: avoid blank stdin buffer if other files were opened
4874214 #8737 Only waitpid() for processes that we care about
cd6e7e8 #8743 Check all child processes for exit in SIGCHLD handler
c230ef2 #8746 channel.c: Prevent channel_destroy_early() from freeing uninitialized rpc stuff
0ed8b12 #8681 transstr_buf: fix length comparison
d241f27 #8708 TUI: Fix standout mode
9afed40 #8698 man.vim: fix for mandoc
e889640 #8682 provider/node: npm --loglevel silent
1cbc830 #8613 API: nvim_win_set_cursor: set curswant
bf6048e #8628 checkhealth: Python: fix VIRTUAL_ENV check
3cc3506 #8528 checkhealth: node.js: also search yarn

CHANGES:
b751449 #8619 defaults: shortmess+=F
1248178 #8578 highlight: high-priority CursorLine if fg is set.
01570f1 #8726 terminal: handle &confirm and :confirm on unloading
56065bb #8721 screen: truncate showmode messages
bf2460e #7551 buffer: fix copying :setlocal options
c1c14fa #8520 Ex mode: always "improved" (gQ)
050f397 #7992 options: remove 'maxcombine` option (always 6)

INTERNAL:
463da84 #7992 screen: use UTF-8 representation

Windows

1. Extract nvim-win32.zip (or nvim-win64.zip)
2. Double-click nvim-qt.exe

macOS

1. Download nvim-macos.tar.gz
2. Extract: tar xzvf nvim-macos.tar.gz
3. Run: ./nvim-osx64/bin/nvim

Linux

1. Download nvim.appimage
2. Run: chmod u+x nvim.appimage && ./nvim.appimage

Release Notes

FEATURES:
3cc7ebf #7234 built-in VimL expression parser
6a7c904 #4419 implement key to invoke command in any mode
b836328 #7679 'startup: treat stdin as text instead of commands'
58b210e :digraphs : highlight with hl-SpecialKey #2690
7a13611 #8276 'startup: Let -s - read from stdin'
1e71978 events: VimSuspend, VimResume #8280
1e7d5e8 #6272 'stdpath()'
f96d99a #8247 server: introduce --listen
e8c39f7 #8226 insert-mode: interpret unmapped META as ESC
98e7112 msg: do not scroll entire screen (#8088)
f72630b #8055 let negative 'writedelay' show all redraws
5d2dd2e win: has("wsl") on Windows Subsystem for Linux #7330
a4f6cec cmdline: CmdlineEnter and CmdlineLeave autocommands (#7422)
207b7ca #6844 channels: support buffered output and bytes sockets/stdio

API:
f85cbea #7917 API: buffer updates
418abfc #6743 API: list information about all channels/jobs.
36b2e3f #8375 API: nvim_get_commands
273d2cd #8329 API: Make nvim_set_option() update :verbose set …
8d40b36 #8371 API: more reliable/descriptive VimL errors
ebb1acb #8353 API: nvim_call_dict_function
9f994bb #8004 API: nvim_list_uis
3405704 #7520 API/UI: forward option updates to UIs
911b1e4 #7821 API: improve nvim_command_output

WINDOWS OS:
9cefd83 #8084, #8516 build/win: support MSVC
ee4e1fd win: Fix reading content from stdin (#8267)

TUI:
ffb8904 #8309 TUI: add support for mouse release events in urxvt
8d5a46e #8081 TUI: implement "standout" attribute
6071637 TUI: support TERM=konsole-256color
67848c0 #7653 TUI: report TUI info with -V3 ('verbose' >= 3)
3d0ee17 TUI/rxvt: enable focus-reporting
d109f56 #7640 TUI: 'term' option: reflect effective terminal behavior

FIXES:
ed6a113 #8273 'job-control: avoid kill-timer race'
4e02f1a #8107 'jobs: separate process-group'
451c48a terminal: flush vterm output buffer on pty output #8486
5d6732f :checkhealth fixes #8335
53f11dc #8218 'Fix errors reported by PVS'
d05712f inccommand: pause :terminal redraws (#8307)
51af911 inccommand: do not execute trailing commands #8256
84359a4 terminal: resize to the max dimensions (#8249)
d49c1dd #8228 Make vim_fgets() return the same values as in Vim
60e96a4 screen: winhl=Normal:Background should not override syntax (#8093)
0c59ac1 #5908 'shada: Also save numbered marks'
ba87a2c cscope: ignore EINTR while reading the prompt (#8079)
b1412dc #7971 ':terminal Enter/Leave should not increment jumplist'
3a5721e TUI: libtermkey: force CSI driver for mouse input #7948
6ff13d7 #7720 TUI: faster startup
1c6e956 #7862 TUI: fix resize-related segfaults
a58c909 #7676 TUI: always hide cursor when flushing, never flush buffers during unibilium output
303e1df #7624 TUI: disable BCE almost always
249bdb0 #7761 mark: Make sure that jumplist item will not have zero lnum
6f41ce0 #7704 macOS: Set $LANG based on the system locale
a043899 #7633 'Retry fgets on EINTR'

CHANGES:
ad60927 #8304 default to 'nofsync'
f3f1970 #8035 defaults: 'fillchars'
a6052c7 #7984 defaults: sidescroll=1
b69fa86 #7888 defaults: enable cscopeverbose
7c4bb23 defaults: do :filetype stuff unless explicitly "off"
2aa308c #5658 'Apply :lmap in macros'
8ce6393 terminal: Leave 'relativenumber' alone (#8360)
e46534b #4486 refactor: Remove maxmem, maxmemtot options
131aad9 win: defaults: 'shellcmdflag', 'shellxquote' #7343
c57d315 #8031 jobwait(): return -2 on interrupt also with timeout
6452831 clipboard: macOS: fallback to tmux if pbcopy is broken #7940
300d365 #7919 Make 'langnoremap' apply directly after a map
ada1956 #7880 'lua/executor: Remove lightuserdata'

INTERNAL:
de0a954 #7806 internal statistics for list impl
dee78a4 #7708 rewrite internal list impl