How to uninstall Neovide on Mac
Neovide is a graphical front end for Neovim. Save open buffers and copy any Neovide config.toml you want to keep before removing its support folder. Check the location you actually configured, including NEOVIDE_CONFIG; Neovim plugins and init files are separate shared editor data. Keep edited files in their project directories.
The recorded test used the official Mac package; the Homebrew route below is separate.
Remove the app
Quit Neovide and move Neovide.app from Applications to Trash. If installed with the current Homebrew cask, its token is neovide-app, which also links a neovide command; use the cask command below for that installation. Leave a separately installed nvim executable and Neovim configuration in place.
Review local data
The path below is documented by the vendor. In Finder, use Go › Go to Folder to inspect it. Do not remove its parent directory or another product’s data.
| Location | Decision |
|---|---|
~/Library/Application Support/neovide |
Vendor-documented default location for Neovide configuration and backtraces. Copy a wanted config.toml before deleting the folder. |
The tested package uses bundle ID com.neovide.neovide. Review only files that actually appear on this Mac. A missing path needs no cleanup.
Vendor documentation · Additional vendor instructions
Check what remains
Run these read-only commands after quitting the app:
pgrep -il 'Neovide'
ls -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/neovide"
No process output means there is no matching process running now; it does not prove every helper is gone. A listed process needs its owner checked. If ls prints the path, that item remains and needs review. “No such file or directory” means this path is absent; a permission error means its state was not established.
If you installed it with Homebrew
The current neovide-app cask has a zap list covering Neovide’s own Application Support folder and saved window state. A direct brew command with --zap applies the cask list without consulting Mole’s checkboxes. After backing up, use this command without --zap:
brew uninstall --cask neovide-app
Mole checks each zap path against your selections, other installed apps, and protected locations. An unchecked, shared, or unverifiable path suppresses --zap; selected remnants can still use Mole’s own removal flow. This cask was not the recorded installation channel.
What Mole lists
Mole lists the Neovide Application Support folder as an app-name review row, initially unchecked. Exact com.neovide.neovide preferences and saved state can be selected by default. It does not claim Neovim configuration or the separate nvim installation.
What this test covered
The official Neovide.app 0.16.2 was removed on September 21, 2026, and its Application Support/neovide row was removed. The test did not write a shared Neovim configuration and did not test a customized config.toml.