git-annotate.nvim

Annotate your code like PyCharm/IntelliJ — in Neovim.

Opens a sidebar showing git blame info with time-based gradient coloring: warm orange for recent commits, cold gray-blue for older ones — so you can spot recent changes at a glance.

中文文档：README_ZH.md

Installation

Using lazy.nvim:

{
  "shenyfg/git-annotate.nvim",
  config = function()
    vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>gb", require("git_annotate").annotate, { desc = "Git Annotate" })
  end,
}

Usage

Run :lua require("git_annotate").annotate() or use your keymap to toggle the sidebar on the left of the current file.

Sidebar Keymaps

Key	Description
q / <Esc>	Close the sidebar
s	Open git show for the commit under cursor in a vsplit
d	Show diff in Snacks picker (working tree diff for uncommitted lines)
]]	Jump to the start of the next commit block
[[	Jump to the start of the previous commit block
]c	Jump to the next occurrence of the same commit in the file
[c	Jump to the previous occurrence of the same commit in the file

d requires snacks.nvim. Use s if it's not installed.

Requirements

• Neovim 0.10+
• Git available in $PATH
• snacks.nvim (optional, only for d)