GNU Emacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor built around the Emacs Lisp programming language. This allows users to tailor the editor’s functionality extensively through custom configurations and scripts. While primarily designed for text editing, GNU Emacs offers a comprehensive environment that includes features like syntax highlighting, code completion, version control integration, and file management tools. Its extensibility makes it suitable for various tasks beyond simple text editing, including programming, project management, and even web browsing. The core of its power lies in Emacs Lisp, providing a flexible platform for defining custom commands, functions, and interfaces.
About GNU Emacs
- Link: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs
- Features: Customizable, Privacy focused, Support for Themes, Lightweight, Distraction-free, Extensibility, Org-mode, Extensible by Plugins/Extensions, Self-documenting, Multi OS, Terminal-based, Command line interface, Package Control, Code Formatting, Editable text color schemes, Dark Mode, Support for LaTeX, Syntax Highlighting, IDE All Languages, Code Completion, Support for scripting, No Tracking, Portable, Git Support, Autocompletion, Support for MarkDown, Works Offline, Spell Checking, Ad-free, No registration required, Batch Editing, No Coding Required, Live Preview, Full-Text Search, File Versioning, Batch Rename Files, File Tagging, Email Organizer, Hierarchical Structure, Lisp-like, Gtk, Package Manager
- Supported Platforms: Mac To improve the use of proprietary systems is a misguided goal. Our aim, rather, is to eliminate them. We include support for some proprietary systems in GNU Emacs in the hope that running Emacs on them will give users a taste of freedom and thus lead them to free themselves., Windows To improve the use of proprietary systems is a misguided goal. Our aim, rather, is to eliminate them. We include support for some proprietary systems in GNU Emacs in the hope that running Emacs on them will give users a taste of freedom and thus lead them to free themselves., Linux, Android, BSD, Snapcraft, F-Droid, Haiku, Debian, MacPorts To improve the use of proprietary systems is a misguided goal. Our aim, rather, is to eliminate them. We include support for some proprietary systems in GNU Emacs in the hope that running Emacs on them will give users a taste of freedom and thus lead them to free themselves., Homebrew
- Pricing: Free, Open Source (GPL-3.0)
