abc.nvim

Utilities for to make editing .abc files in neovim a bit more productive.

Installation

With lazy.nvim:

{
  'jisensee/abc.nvim',
  config = function() require('abc-nvim').setup() end,
  ft = 'abc',
},

Usage

abc.nvim provides the following commands:

• :AbcPreview - Serves a rendered version of the current file in a browser. Will refresh automatically on save.
• AbcPreviewStop - Stops the currently active preview.
• AbcPlay - Plays the track under the cursor (searches upwards until it finds the X: header).
• AbcStop - Stops current playback.

Alternatively you can require('abc-nvim) and use the following functions if you prefer:

• play
• stop
• preview
• stop_preview

Requirements

abc.nvim uses several external tools for working with .abc and .mid files. The following binaries need to be available in the PATH:

• abcm2ps to render .abc files
• live-server (https://www.npmjs.com/package/live-server) to serve the rendered file with live reloading
• abc2midi to convert .abc files to .midi
• timidity (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Timidity++) to play the generateded .midi file