Description
Emacs is an extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor and computing environment. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing.
Key Features
- Extensible in Lisp
- Document viewer
- Project planner
- Mail and news reader
- Customizable interface
Use Cases
- Programming
- Writing
- Shell access
- Personal organization
Pricing Model
Free and open source
Integrations
Git, LSP, Org-mode, Various programming modes, Shell
Target Audience
Lisp developers, System administrators, Writers, Researchers, Emacs enthusiasts
Launch Date
1976
Available On
Linux, macOS, Windows, Unix
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