telescope.nvim19.9k ★
mini.nvim9.6k ★Both tagged neovim-plugin, lua, neovim.
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telescope.nvim vs gitsigns.nvim
Nvim rivals. Both tagged nvim, neovim-plugin, lua. Six rounds of real GitHub data, an AI referee, and the crowd picks a side.
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nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim: 19,855 stars, Lua. Find, Filter, Preview, Pick. All lua, all the time.
lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim: 7,182 stars, Lua. Git integration for buffers
telescope.nvim vs gitsigns.nvim: tale of the tape
GitHub data as of November 11, 2026telescope.nvim has 2.8 times as many GitHub stars as gitsigns.nvim (19,855 vs 7,182). In the last 6 days, gitsigns.nvim gained more stars: +17 (+0.2%) against +6 (+0.0%) for telescope.nvim. The latest push was to telescope.nvim on Nov 11, 2026. telescope.nvim is the older project (created July 2020), gitsigns.nvim started in October 2020. Both are written mainly in Lua.
| nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim | lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 19,855 | 7,182 |
| Stars gained, last 6 days | +6 | +17 |
| Growth, last 6 days | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| Avg. stars per day since creation | 9 | 3 |
| Forks | 966 | 306 |
| Open issues | 468 | 37 |
| Best Repocharts rank today | #9 in Lua | #40 in Lua |
| Language | Lua | Lua |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Created | Jul 15, 2020 | Oct 18, 2020 |
| Last push | Nov 11, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 |
Quick answers
Which is more popular, telescope.nvim or gitsigns.nvim?
telescope.nvim has 2.8 times as many GitHub stars as gitsigns.nvim (19,855 vs 7,182) (Repocharts data as of November 11, 2026).
Which is growing faster, telescope.nvim or gitsigns.nvim?
In the last 6 days, gitsigns.nvim gained more stars: +17 (+0.2%) against +6 (+0.0%) for telescope.nvim.
Which is more actively developed?
The latest push was to telescope.nvim on Nov 11, 2026.
What languages are telescope.nvim and gitsigns.nvim written in?
Both are written mainly in Lua.
How does RepoClash compare telescope.nvim and gitsigns.nvim?
RepoClash scores both repositories in six rounds (popularity, momentum, activity, community, maintenance and freshness) from public GitHub data, adds an AI referee's verdict and lets developers vote for their favorite. Star counts are updated daily.
