Hi all, I'm excited to share player-one.nvim, a plugin that adds 8-bit sound effects to Neovim.

Overview

player-one.nvim is a plugin that generates 8-bit sound effects on the fly, no audio files required! It enhances your editing experience with retro-style audio feedback for various Neovim events.

Features

Extensive customization: - Generate any sound you like. Compatible with jsfxr - 8 bit sound maker and online sfx generator - Build your sound theme from scratch - Set interval between sounds - Built-in sound themes - Event-based sound triggers

Why?

As both a gamer and a developer, I love listening to nostalgic video game soundtracks while programming. This plugin is a tribute to those late-night gaming sessions—when the world is quiet, and all that remains are cheerful sound effects and the drive to beat the game. By bringing familiar 8-bit sounds to the coding sessions, it makes Neovim so much more fun! In fact, most of the development was done while listening to Littleroot Town from Pokémon Ruby, and it was really cool - typing felt like talking to an NPC and saving a file felt like saving my game.

What?

player-one.nvim comes with three preset sound themes - chiptune, crystal and synth.The preset sound themes are designed to be a minimal starting point. You can further expand it by adding new sounds to your liking. Here are some fun ideas to try:

- Add a upbeat jingle when you squash a bug. - Add a beep during AI response streaming, as if the AI were talking. - Add a subtle cue to your mode transitions. - Play a nostalgic sound effect from your favorite game, perhaps Zelda's secret reveal cue when your build succeeds? Or the classic Super Mario jingle when Neovim starts up?

Who?

Submissions by icapybara

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