GNU Emacs
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GNU Emacs

An extensible text editor

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Description

GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor - and more.

At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp

programming language with extensions to support text editing.

The features of GNU Emacs include:

• Content-sensitive editing modes, including syntax coloring, for

a wide-range of file types

• Complete built-in documentation, including a tutorial for new users

• Full Unicode support for nearly all human languages and their scripts

• Highly customizable, using Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface

• Includes a project planner, mail and news reader, debugger

interface, calendar, and more

Version

v30.2May 5, 2026