tiny-autosave.nvim

A tiny auto-save plugin for Neovim 0.12+. Saves modified buffers on InsertLeave and FocusLost.

Zero config. ~15 lines of Lua.

Features

• Auto-saves on leaving insert mode, normal mode changes (undo, paste, etc.), and losing focus
• Only saves normal file buffers (skips special buffers)
• Configurable trigger events
• Works out of the box — no setup call required

Requirements

• Neovim >= 0.12

Installation

Add to your vim.pack.add() call:

"https://github.com/swaits/tiny-autosave.nvim",

Done. The plugin auto-loads with sensible defaults.

Configuration

All options are optional. Call setup() only if you want to customize:

require("tiny-autosave").setup({
  events = { "InsertLeave", "TextChanged", "FocusLost" }, -- events that trigger save
})

How it works

On the configured events, the plugin checks if the current buffer is a normal file buffer (buftype == "") and has unsaved changes. If so, it runs silent! wall to save all modified buffers.

License

MIT