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24 alternatives to Emacs4CL: 35 line .emacs to turn Emacs into Common Lisp dev environment
A tiny DIY kit to set up vanilla Emacs for Common Lisp programming - susam/emacs4cl
Emacs4CL is a minimal configuration file for Emacs that transforms the editor into a Common Lisp development environment. Consisting of just 35 lines of code, it sets up essential tools for Lisp programming without… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Emacs4CL: 35 line .emacs to turn Emacs into Common Lisp dev environment launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2014 · tuhdo.github.io · its alternatives →
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FUSE filesystems in Emacs Lisp. Contribute to vkazanov/elfuse development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · turtleware.eu · its alternatives →
- 4EC
2022 · emacs.amodernist.com · its alternatives →
- 5LW
2021 · justine.lol · its alternatives →
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The notebook-style Common Lisp environment. Contribute to tamamu/darkmatter development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 7IW
The book page links to a blog post that explains how I got about it (and has a link to sample content), but the TL&DR is that I could not find a lot of books that were on "our" history _and_ were larded with technical details. So I set about writing one, and some five years later I'm happy to share the result. I think it's one of the few "computer history" books that has tons of code, but correct me if I'm wrong (I wrote this both to tell a story and to learn :-)). My favorite languages are Smalltalk and Lisp, but as an Emacs user, I've been using the latter for much longer and for my…
Feb 2026 · berksoft.ca · its alternatives →
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Parinfer - simpler Lisp editing
2015 · shaunlebron.github.io · its alternatives →
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Mount Unix system into Common Lisp image. Contribute to neomacs-project/unix-in-lisp development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2011 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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I created this because sometimes I want more than rlwrap but less than emacs. icl aims to hit that middle sweet spot. It's a terminal application with context-aware auto-complete, an interactive object inspector, auto-indentation, syntax colouring, persistent history, and much more. It uses sly to communicate with the child lisp process and aims to be compatible with any sly-supporting implementation. I hope others find it useful!
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This is a little game implemented over a week of tinkering and targeting Emacs. The point is both to have fun with this kind of simulations, and also explore the "functional core / imperative shell" approach to architecture. I also developed a tile and tile effect definition DSL, which makes this even easier to extend. From this point of view it's a success: easy testing, easy extension, Gameplay-wise the simulation is too simplistic, and needs input from people interested in this kind of toys. The original Micropolis/SimSity is the last time I built a virtual city.
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Emacs Anywhere▲248Configurable automation + hooks called with application information - zachcurry/emacs-anywhere
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Next-level syntax for C-like languages :). Contribute to kiselgra/c-mera development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · 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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Moved to Forgejo! Contribute to krig/LISP development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · fullstacklisp.com · its alternatives →
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Lisp in C#▲144a custom Lisp. Contribute to codr7/sharpl development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Implementation of the standard is still not complete, but breakpoints and stepping work quite well! It also has some support for watchpoints, that no implementation has. Now it ships with ASDF and is capable of loading systems! Let me know if you like it. Support on Patreon or Liberapay is much appreciated
2025 · savannah.nongnu.org · its alternatives →
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2013 · lispwebtales.ppenev.com · its alternatives →
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Lisp Shell▲120A fully-featured lisp/scheme shell written in Racket. - DexterLagan/lsh
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Emacs minor mode that intercepts and translates keystrokes to provide a modifier-free non-modal editing experience - susam/devil
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Lisp is Lisp. Lua is Lua. Lisp and Lua as One. Contribute to meric/l2l development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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a minimal versioned log structured relational DB in Common Lisp - GitHub - codr7/whirlog: a minimal versioned log structured relational DB in Common Lisp
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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