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Emacs Lisp package archive; requires Emacs 24.1 or later with package.el
Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Automatic updates
- The MELPA homepage says new upstream commits result in new packages.melpa.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Build process
- MELPA builds packages on its servers from upstream source code using simple recipes.melpa.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Contributing
- People can propose packages by submitting a new recipe as a pull request.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Curation
- The MELPA homepage describes the archive as curated to exclude obsolete, renamed, forked, or randomly hacked packages.melpa.org · read 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Users can browse and install packages through Emacs package.el after adding the MELPA archive URL to package-archives.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Mirrors
- The README lists official mirrors for package downloads and says they do not mirror the website frontend.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Naming
- MELPA expands to “Milkypostman's ELPA” or “Milkypostman's Experimental Lisp Package Archive.”github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Package updates
- Packages are updated at intervals throughout the day.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product audience
- MELPA is for Emacs users installing Emacs Lisp packages through package.el.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MELPA is a collection of package.el-compatible Emacs Lisp packages built automatically from upstream source using recipes.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- MELPA requires Emacs with package.el, specifically Emacs 24.1 or greater.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security boundary
- MELPA says it is not responsible for the contents of unofficial mirrors of its packages.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Source integrations
- Recipes support Git and Mercurial repositories and dedicated fetchers for GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, and SourceHut.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Stable archive
- MELPA Stable publishes packages built from the latest tagged upstream code when version tags exist.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
