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GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs is a text editor and suite of free software tools. Its development began in 1984 by GNU Project founder Richard Stallman, based on the Emacs editor developed for Unix operating systems. GNU Emacs has been a central component of the GNU project and a flagship project of the free software movement.

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Extensibility

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Available in
English
Developer
GNU Project
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Operating system
Unix-like (GNU, Linux, macOS, BSDs, Solaris), Windows, Android, MS-DOS, Haiku
Original author
Richard Stallman
Platform
Cross-platform

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GNU Emacs

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GNU Emacs

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related to Further reading · 33
GNU Emacs → An Introduction, April, Archived, Associates, Bill, Bob, Cameron, Chassel, Debra, December, Development, Edition, Elliott, Emacs Lisp, Eric, Glickstein, GNU Emacs Manual, GNU Press, ISBN, James
related to history · 24
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related to Platforms · 20
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related to Extensibility · 15
GNU Emacs → Calc, ELPA, Emacs, Emacs Lisp, Emacs Lisp Package Archive, GNU Project, Historically, Many, Now, Org-mode, Over, Since, The, TRAMP, Usenet
related to Commands · 13
GNU Emacs → Commands, Emacs, Emacs Lisp, Escape, GCC, GNU Compiler Collection, In, Interlisp, REPL, Smalltalk, Some GNU Emacs, This, Unix
related to Licensing · 13
GNU Emacs → Emacs, Emacs Lisp, GNU Free Documentation License, GNU General Public License, GNU Manuals, GPL, In, Newer, Older, Richard Stallman's, The, The GNU Manifesto, The XEmacs
related to Manuals · 12
GNU Emacs → All, An Introduction, Bil Lewis, Dan Laliberte, Emacs Lisp, Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, Free Software Foundation, Programming, Richard Stallman, Robert Chassell, The GNU Emacs Manual, Two
related to Other forks of GNU Emacs · 11
GNU Emacs → Apple Macintosh, GPU, Japanese, JavaScript, Meadow, Microsoft WindowsSXEmacs, Other, Rust, Steve Youngs, XEmacs, XEmacsAquamacs
related to Performance · 10
GNU Emacs → Emacs, Emacs Lisp, In, Lisp-based, MB, Modern, Packages, The, While GNU Emacs, XML
related to XEmacs · 10
GNU Emacs → After Lucid, Emacs, Jamie Zawinski, January, Lucid Emacs, Lucid Inc, One, This, XEmacs, XEmacs-only

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emacs gnu lisp text buffers file modes version editor user windows mode buffer programming richard software displayed languages major stallman

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GNU EmacsAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
GNU EmacsDeveloperGNU Project1.00infobox
GNU EmacsLicenseGPL-3.0-or-later1.00infobox
GNU EmacsOperating systemUnix-like (GNU, Linux, macOS, BSDs, Solaris), Windows, Android, MS-DOS, Haiku1.00infobox
GNU EmacsOriginal authorRichard Stallman1.00infobox
GNU EmacsPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
GNU EmacsPreview release30.0.93 / 19 December 20241.00infobox
GNU EmacsRelease20 March 1985; 41 years ago (1985-03-20)1.00infobox
GNU EmacsRepositorycgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git1.00infobox
GNU EmacsStable release31.1 / 24 August 20261.00infobox
GNU EmacsTypeText editor1.00infobox
GNU EmacsWebsitewww.gnu.org/software/emacs/1.00infobox
GNU EmacsWritten inEmacs Lisp, C1.00infobox
GNU Emacsis atext editor and suite of free software tools0.90text

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