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24 alternatives to Emacs Anywhere
Configurable automation + hooks called with application information - zachcurry/emacs-anywhere
Emacs Anywhere is a tool that brings the Emacs text editor to any application on your computer. It allows users to open an Emacs buffer from within other programs, edit text using Emacs commands and features, then send… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Emacs Anywhere launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2012 · tageorgiou.github.com · its alternatives →
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emacs-viewer - A web frontend for your Org-files (100% faithful to GNU+Emacs!)
2022 · codeberg.org · its alternatives →
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Configurable automation + hooks called with application information - zachcurry/emacs-anywhere
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · emacs.amodernist.com · its alternatives →
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A cozy fireplace for emacs. Contribute to johanvts/emacs-fireplace development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I made a little emacs minor mode for connecting assembly code and assembled code buffers I'm really fascinated by the idea of demystifying an operating system, so to be able to view the alignment between code and data I find really satisfying
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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After having cycled through various CLI-based todo apps, I started to realise that I actually don’t need a tool at all for managing my todos. Most of the time, my use cases are quite simple, like viewing my todo items, checking them off, or adding a new one. Rather than having to memorise CLI commands for these interactions (which I’m not super good at), I figured that it’s easier for me to use my text editor directly, and have an editor plugin help me with the visual structure and some convenience functionality. So, kind-of similar to Emacs Org Mode, but without having to use Emacs. I…
2022 · its alternatives →
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Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…
2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →
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NoteTabs▲129Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →
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An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor and more
2016 · gnu.org · its alternatives →
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Text editor that generates static HTML files with many ready-to-add components.
2022 · triplelog.com · its alternatives →
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TextMate 2.0▲155Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac
2019 · macromates.com · its alternatives →
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I built a classic Macintosh text editor that allows users to do shared bidirection live editing with a web browser on a modern computer. Essentially it allows allows you to really quickly and easily share and edit text snippets on a classic Macintosh. I've tested the software on System 2.0 through System 7.6.1, but it should work on all PPC and 68k Macintoshes running up to MacOS 9.2.2 assuming they have a modem serial port available. In addition to the github repository, I wrote up a blog post here:…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I set about coding my own version of the classic MS-DOS EDIT.COM for GNU/Linux systems four years ago and it this is where the project is at... still rough around the edges but works well with Termux! :) Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bneUX_kVA
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about an experiment to bring ChatGPT to Emacs as a shell. I was fairly new to both ChatGPT and building anything on top of co...
2023 · xenodium.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · learnbyexample.github.io · its alternatives →
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Clipboard Remote▲177Copy & paste between PC, Mac, iOS and Android
2025 · ntwind.com · its alternatives →
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Shift▲126A Desktop MacOS AI app that edits text and code on the spot
2025 · shiftappai.com · its alternatives →
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The text editor that requires only a browser and a keyboard
2021 · stedit.app · its alternatives →
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