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Emacs

Version 29.1

GNU Emacs editor for OS X.

4.4
Based on 6 user ratesRead reviews & comments
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Emacs overview

Emacs is back with a vengeance. I recently got a new MacBook and have developed the need for some native Emacs goodness.

I looked around (though not too hard) and didn't see any other Emacs binaries except for Aquamacs, but it is too divergent from normal Emacs behavior for me. You may like it if the idea of multiple files open in a single window scares you or you are one of those who've actually used the menus in Emacs. Or maybe you want Command-O to open a file instead of using C-x C-f. I sure don't. I want my emacs to work like emacs and not like a Mac. :-) No offense to the Aquamacs guys, their goals are just different than mine.

At any rate, I set up a script to build emacs from CVS every week. It will build on whatever version of OS X I happen to be using at the time and so these may or may not work for you. Also keep in mind these are pre-release snapshots from the Emacs cvs server and so again, they may not work for you.

What’s new in version 29.1

Updated on Dec 08 2023

  • Supports "pure GTK" (PGTK) build
  • Uses XInput 2 on X for input events
  • Uses tree-sitter parsers for several programming modes
  • Includes LSP client called Eglot
  • Includes the use-package package
  • Can access SQLite databases using sqlite3 library
  • Can display WebP images using libwebp library
  • Faster editing of files with very long lines
  • Better support for drag-and-drop on X
  • Pixel-precise scrolling with touchpad support
  • Enhanced support for editing and displaying Emoji
  • Support for Unicode 15.0 and many new scripts
  • Many enhancements of help and completion commands
  • Numerous enhancements to Image Dired
  • Double-buffering on MS-Windows

Full changelog available here.

Information

License

Free

Size

100.4 MB

Developer’s website

https://emacsformacosx.com

Downloads

18999

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.14 or later
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Dana_Nau
Dana_Nau
Apr 27 2022
26.3
0.0
Apr 27 2022
0.0
Version: 26.3
The version listed here, 26.3, is nearly two years out of date. The latest version on the developer's site is 28.1-3. I often find it useful to go to the developer's site rather than downloading Macupdate's copy. This illustrates why.
notifly
notifly
Jun 21 2020
26.3
5.0
Jun 21 2020
5.0
Version: 26.3
Not an editor, much further and beyond... Play with Org-mode, dired...
notifly
notifly
Jan 29 2020
26.1
5.0
Jan 29 2020
5.0
Version: 26.1
An operating system that believes itself to be a text editor.
ChristianLemer
ChristianLemer
Jun 8 2016
24.3
5.0
Jun 8 2016
5.0
Version: 24.3
Current version is 24.5, and at least version 24.4 is required for the nice prelude https://github.com/bbatsov/prelude Would be nice if MacUpdate would install a more recent update. Is there anything I could do to help?
SickTeddyBear
SickTeddyBear
Jun 2 2011
22.1
0.0
Jun 2 2011
0.0
Version: 22.1
FYI, the current version is 23.3. The developer web site has changed to: http://emacsformacosx.com Builds are archived here: http://emacsformacosx.com/builds
Steron69
Steron69
Jun 19 2008
22.1
0.0
Jun 19 2008
0.0
Version: 22.1
The best Emacs for Mac OS X every Time!
Bousozoku
Bousozoku
Nov 13 2007
22.1
0.0
Nov 13 2007
0.0
Version: 22.1
Leopard (10.5.0) already includes emacs 22.1.1, for those interested.
Jct
Jct
Jun 17 2006
06/06/17
0.0
Jun 17 2006
0.0
Version: 06/06/17
ERIKH: It can read word documents, through an emacs antiword mode.
Guest
Guest
May 23 2005
05/05/19
5.0
May 23 2005
5.0
Version: 05/05/19
it's too slow. even the xcode editor is faster
Guest
Guest
May 23 2005
05/05/19
5.0
May 23 2005
5.0
Version: 05/05/19
I have downloaded the dmg file twice now. The current file claims to have "no mountable file systems". Could someone check and post a working version? Bad dmg-file aside, Emacs ROCKS!
Guest
Guest
Jan 13 2005
21.3.50
5.0
Jan 13 2005
5.0
Version: 21.3.50
The one true editor! I've been using the Carbon builds for about 8 months now and they are great, and should make most Emacs users very happy. Really folks, if you're interested in Emacs, get the darwinports version and build it yourself. For those who haven't used emacs before, it's a programmers editor with only the very, very basic of features not available to completely rearchitect on the fly. It's very powerful, but won't read your word documents. Just saving those who might be thinking that wasted effort.
Guest
Guest
Jan 11 2005
21.3.50
5.0
Jan 11 2005
5.0
Version: 21.3.50
Installed it, doubleclicked the application, nothing happened.
notifly
notifly
Jun 21 2020
5.0
Jun 21 2020
5.0
Version: null
ChristianLemer
ChristianLemer
Jun 8 2016
5.0
Jun 8 2016
5.0
Version: null
Kiryph
Kiryph
Dec 22 2012
4.5
Dec 22 2012
4.5
Version: null
cantor
cantor
Jun 7 2012
5.0
Jun 7 2012
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jan 13 2005
5.0
Jan 13 2005
5.0
Version: null
MicheleB
MicheleB
Jan 11 2030
26.3
2.0
Jan 11 2030
2.0
Version: 26.3
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