#3524·neovide

Drag and drop fails when name starts with parenthesis

Author: angelidisCreated Jul 11, 2026Updated Aug 23, 2026
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Describe the bug Drag and dropping a file with this name: "(Modified) Duration.md" Leads to botched opening. where neovide thinks this file was opened: duration(Modified) Duration.md

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Open Neovide
  2. drag and drop a file named "(Modified) Duration.md"

Expected behavior The drag and dropped file should open

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Windows 11
  • Neovide Version 0.16.2
  • Neovim Version v0.12.3 | Build type: Release | LuaJIT 2.1.1774638290

Please run neovide --log and paste the contents of the .log file created in the current directory here: neovide_rCURRENT.log