This extension bundles Neovim v0.12.2 for Windows (portable) and extracts it to a directory of your choice with a single command.

Official release: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/v0.12.2

Getting Started

1. Extract Neovim

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run:

CodexTension: Install Neovim

Review and accept the license notice, then choose a destination folder (e.g. C:\tools\).

After extraction, the folder structure will look like this:

C:\tools\
└── nvim-win64\
    └── bin\
        └── nvim.exe

2. Move Neovim to a permanent location (recommended)

VS Code's extension directory is tied to the extension — it may be removed when the extension is uninstalled. Move the nvim-win64 folder to a stable path, for example:

C:\tools\nvim-win64\

3. Add Neovim to your PATH

Add the bin directory to your system PATH so you can run nvim from any terminal:

Press Win + S and search for "Edit the system environment variables"
Click Environment Variables → select Path → Edit
Add a new entry: C:\tools\nvim-win64\bin (replace with your actual path)
Click OK and restart your terminal

Verify the installation:

nvim --version
# NVIM v0.12.2

4. Uninstall this extension when you're done

Neovim is fully portable and does not depend on this extension to run. Once your PATH is configured, you can safely uninstall CodexTension Neovim from the Extensions panel — Neovim will continue to work normally.