preview.nvim

Async document compilation for Neovim

An extensible framework for compiling documents (LaTeX, Typst, Markdown, etc.) asynchronously with error diagnostics.

Features

• Async compilation via vim.system()
• Compiler errors as native vim.diagnostic
• User events for extensibility (PreviewCompileStarted, PreviewCompileSuccess, PreviewCompileFailed)
• Built-in presets for Typst, LaTeX, Markdown, and GitHub-flavored Markdown
• :checkhealth integration
• Zero dependencies beyond Neovim 0.11.0+

Requirements

• Neovim 0.11.0+

Installation

Install with your package manager of choice or via luarocks:

luarocks install preview.nvim

Documentation

:help preview.nvim

FAQ

Q: How do I define a custom provider?

require('preview').setup({
  typst = {
    cmd = { 'typst', 'compile' },
    args = function(ctx)
      return { ctx.file }
    end,
    output = function(ctx)
      return ctx.file:gsub('%.typ$', '.pdf')
    end,
  },
})

Q: How do I override a preset?

require('preview').setup({
  typst = { env = { TYPST_FONT_PATHS = '/usr/share/fonts' } },
})

Q: How do I automatically open the output file?

Set open = true on your provider (all built-in presets have this enabled) to open the output with vim.ui.open() after the first successful compilation. For a specific application, pass a command table:

require('preview').setup({
  typst = { open = { 'sioyek', '--new-instance' } },
})