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Emacs for Mac

GNU Emacs editor for OS X.

Free
In English
Version 29.1
4.4
Based on 6 user rates

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

  • 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.

Emacs for Mac

Free
In English
Version 29.1
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4.4

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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The version listed here, 26.3, is nearly two years out of date.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
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