# Neovim v0.12.5 — Nvim 0.12.5

- Product: Neovim (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/neovim)
- Vendor: Neovim
- Date: 2026-08-23
- Version: v0.12.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/v0.12.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/neovim/releases/v0.12.5

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```
NVIM v0.12.5
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290
```

##### Release notes

- [Changelog](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/5885a30e1e1225349079e7a1c4a3848aa8e43e42) (fixes + features)
- [News](./runtime/doc/news.txt) (`:help news` in Nvim)

##### Install

###### Windows

###### Zip

1. Download **nvim-win64.zip** (or **nvim-win-arm64.zip** for ARM)
2. Extract the zip
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal

###### MSI

1. Download **nvim-win64.msi** (or **nvim-win-arm64.msi** for ARM)
2. Run the MSI
3. Run `nvim.exe` in your terminal

Note: On Windows "Server" you may need to [install `vcruntime*.dll`](https://neovim.io/doc/install/#windows).

###### macOS (x86_64)

1. Download **nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-x86_64/bin/nvim`

###### macOS (arm64)

1. Download **nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Run `xattr -c ./nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz` (to avoid "unknown developer" warning)
3. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
4. Run `./nvim-macos-arm64/bin/nvim`

###### Linux (x86_64)

If your system does not have the required glibc version, try the (unsupported) [builds for older glibc](https://github.com/neovim/neovim-releases).

###### AppImage

1. Download **nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage**
2. Run `chmod u+x nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage && ./nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage`
   - If your system does not have FUSE you can [extract the appimage](https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE#type-2-appimage):
     ```bash
     ./nvim-linux-x86_64.appimage --appimage-extract
     ./squashfs-root/usr/bin/nvim
     ```

###### Tarball

1. Download **nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz**
2. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-linux-x86_64.tar.gz`
3. Run `./nvim-linux-x86_64/bin/nvim`

###### Linux (arm64)

###### AppImage

1. Download **nvim-linux-arm64.appimage**
2. Run `chmod u+x nvim-linux-arm64.appimage && ./nvim-linux-arm64.appimage`
   - If your system does not have FUSE you can [extract the appimage](https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE#type-2-appimage):
     ```bash
     ./nvim-linux-arm64.appimage --appimage-extract
     ./squashfs-root/usr/bin/nvim
     ```

###### Tarball

1. Download **nvim-linux-arm64.tar.gz**
2. Extract: `tar xzvf nvim-linux-arm64.tar.gz`
3. Run `./nvim-linux-arm64/bin/nvim`

###### Other

- Install by [package manager](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/blob/master/INSTALL.md#install-from-package)