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GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · founded 1984
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GNU Emacs
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- Android support
- Android support was added in Emacs 30.1.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Beyond editing
- Its built-in functionality includes a project planner, mail and news reader, debugger interface, calendar, and IRC client.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Column editing
- Yesgnu.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- Core language
- At its core, Emacs includes an interpreter for Emacs Lisp.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Customization options
- Users can customize it with Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Built-in documentation
- It includes complete built-in documentation and a tutorial for new users.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Editing
- It provides content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Editor type
- It is a customizable text editor with an Emacs Lisp interpreter at its core.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Extension installation
- A packaging system downloads and installs extensions.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Extensions
- It includes a packaging system for downloading and installing extensions.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Extension support
- Yesgnu.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- Large-file handling
- Yesgnu.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- Latest release
- The GNU Emacs release history lists Emacs 30.2 as released on August 14, 2025.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- License
- GNU Emacs is free software distributed under conditions of the GNU General Public License.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Macro recording
- Yesgnu.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- Multi-cursor editing
- Yesgnu.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- Package ecosystem
- GNU ELPA and NonGNU ELPA provide additional Emacs Lisp packages, with NonGNU ELPA containing packages that cannot be included in GNU ELPA because their copyright has not been assigned to the FSF.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
- Pricing page
- The referenced pricing page returns a 404 page-not-found message.gnu.org · read 28 Sep 2026
