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GNU Emacs
by GNU Emacs
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GNU Emacs | free software · redistribution permitted under GPL conditions | Free |
As gnu.org lists them, read 28 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from GNU Emacs's own pages
- Android support
- Android support was added in Emacs 30.1. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Beyond editing
- Its built-in functionality includes a project planner, mail and news reader, debugger interface, calendar, and IRC client. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Column editing
- Yes · gnu.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Core language
- At its core, Emacs includes an interpreter for Emacs Lisp. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Customization options
- Users can customize it with Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Built-in documentation
- It includes complete built-in documentation and a tutorial for new users. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Editing
- It provides content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Editor type
- It is a customizable text editor with an Emacs Lisp interpreter at its core. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Extension installation
- A packaging system downloads and installs extensions. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Extensions
- It includes a packaging system for downloading and installing extensions. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Extension support
- Yes · gnu.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1984 · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · gnu.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Large-file handling
- Yes · gnu.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Latest release
- GNU Emacs 31.1 was released on August 24, 2026. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- License
- GNU Emacs is free software distributed under conditions of the GNU General Public License. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Macro recording
- Yes · gnu.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Multi-cursor editing
- Yes · gnu.org, 22 Sept 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, 28 Sept 2026
- Pricing page
- The referenced pricing page returns a 404 page-not-found message. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Product type
- GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor and more. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Release features
- Emacs 31.1 added terminal mouse control, child frames, editable grep and xref buffers, and package change review. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Remote access
- TRAMP provides transparent remote-file access through methods including SSH, SCP, and Telnet. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Security limitation
- Loading Emacs Lisp can execute code, so the manual advises loading Lisp files only from sources you trust. · gnu.org, 28 Sept 2026
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