# ๐ Getting Started
**lazy.nvim** is a modern plugin manager for Neovim.
## โจ Features
- ๐ฆ Manage all your Neovim plugins with a powerful UI
- ๐ Fast startup times thanks to automatic caching and bytecode compilation of Lua modules
- ๐พ Partial clones instead of shallow clones
- ๐ Automatic lazy-loading of Lua modules and lazy-loading on events, commands, filetypes, and key mappings
- โณ Automatically install missing plugins before starting up Neovim, allowing you to start using it right away
- ๐ช Async execution for improved performance
- ๐ ๏ธ No need to manually compile plugins
- ๐งช Correct sequencing of dependencies
- ๐ Configurable in multiple files
- ๐ Generates helptags of the headings in `README.md` files for plugins that don't have vimdocs
- ๐ป Dev options and patterns for using local plugins
- ๐ Profiling tools to optimize performance
- ๐ Lockfile `lazy-lock.json` to keep track of installed plugins
- ๐ Automatically check for updates
- ๐ Commit, branch, tag, version, and full [Semver](https://devhints.io/semver) support
- ๐ Statusline component to see the number of pending updates
- ๐จ Automatically lazy-loads colorschemes
## โก๏ธ Requirements
- Neovim >= **0.8.0** (needs to be built with **LuaJIT**)
- Git >= **2.19.0** (for partial clones support)
- a [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/) **_(optional)_**
