keepin-md.nvim

A lightweight Neovim plugin for enhanced Markdown editing with smart list continuation and indentation management. This plugin aims to make writing Markdown documents in Neovim more efficient and enjoyable.

Features

• Smart list continuation for various types of Markdown lists:
  • Bullet points (- , + , * )

dot.list.mov

• Numbered lists (auto-incrementing)

numbered.mov

• Checkboxes (- [ ] , + [ ] , * [ ] )

checkbox.mov

• Callouts (> )

callout.mov

• Intelligent indentation handling:
  • Tab and Shift-Tab support for list indentation
  • Preserves existing indentation levels
  • Works with all list types

indenting.mov

• Auto-termination of empty lists:

  • Automatically breaks list sequence when pressing Enter on an empty list item
  • Removes empty markers to maintain clean document structure

• Markdown-specific functionality:

  • All features are scoped to Markdown files only
  • Preserves default behavior for non-list lines

Installation

Using lazy.nvim:

{
    'username/keepin-md.nvim',
    config = function()
      require('keepin-md').setup()
    end
}

AI said this can get some configuration options, but it was not. I tested. Just setup, and checkbox toggle key set as your own.

vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ic', require('keepin-md').checktoggle)

Comparison with bullets.vim

While keepin-md.nvim shares some functionality with the established bullets.vim, and that has more fluent features, it takes a different approach:

Key Differences

1. Modern Neovim Architecture:

   • Built specifically for Neovim using Lua
   • More efficient implementation using Neovim's native API
   • Better integration with Neovim's ecosystem

2. Focus on Markdown:

   • Specialized for Markdown syntax
   • Support for Markdown-specific features like callouts
   • Cleaner implementation for Markdown use cases

3. Simplified Design:

   • Focuses on core functionality without feature bloat
   • More maintainable codebase

Feature Comparison

Feature	keepin-md.nvim	bullets.vim
Basic list continuation	✓	✓
Checkbox support	✓	✓
Bullet variations support	✓	✓
Numbered lists	✓	✓
Indentation in insert mode	✓	✓
Empty list termination	✓	✓
Markdown callouts	✓	✗
Checkbox toggle keymap support	✓	✗
Alphabetic lists	✗	✓
Roman numerals	✗	✓
Nested numerical bullets	✗	✓

Credits

This plugin was developed with assistance from Claude AI (Anthropic). The implementation draws inspiration from the Markdown editing ecosystem while providing a modern, Neovim-native solution.

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. I will not be accepting any feature requests or bug reports at this time, though I don't know any programming knowledge.