Trending Emacs Lisp Projects

This page lists the top trending Emacs Lisp projects based on the growth of GitHub stars.
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Top 50 Trending Emacs Lisp Projects

  1. aider.el

    AI assisted programming in Emacs with Aider

  2. emacs-org-mode-tutorial

    A primer for users trying to make sense of Org Mode

  3. verb

    HTTP client for Emacs

  4. vundo

    Visualize the undo tree.

  5. aidermacs

    AI Pair Programming in Emacs with Aider

  6. gptel

    A simple LLM client for Emacs

  7. emacs

    An arctic, north-bluish clean and elegant Emacs theme. (by nordtheme)

  8. dape

    Debug Adapter Protocol for Emacs

  9. ellama

    Ellama is a tool for interacting with large language models from Emacs.

  10. chatgpt-shell

    A multi-llm Emacs shell (ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, Kagi, Ollama, Perplexity) + editing integrations

  11. denote

    Simple notes for Emacs with an efficient file-naming scheme

  12. awesome-typst

    Awesome Typst Links

  13. modus-themes

    Highly accessible themes for GNU Emacs, conforming with the highest standard for colour contrast between background and foreground values (WCAG AAA).

  14. meow

    Yet another modal editing on Emacs / 猫态编辑 (by meow-edit)

  15. dirvish

    A polished Dired with batteries included.

  16. emacs-writing-studio

    Emacs configuration for authors who research, write and publish articles, books and websites.

  17. copilot.el

    An unofficial Copilot plugin for Emacs.

  18. consult

    :mag: consult.el - Consulting completing-read

  19. jinx

    🪄 Enchanted Spell Checker (by minad)

  20. nano-emacs

    GNU Emacs / N Λ N O - Emacs made simple

  21. combobulate

    Structured Editing and Navigation in Emacs with Tree-Sitter

  22. orderless

    Emacs completion style that matches multiple regexps in any order

  23. apheleia

    🌷 Run code formatter on buffer contents without moving point, using RCS patches and dynamic programming.

  24. leaf.el

    Flexible, declarative, and modern init.el package configuration

  25. org-modern

    :unicorn: Modern Org Style

  26. polymode

    Framework for Multiple Major Modes in Emacs (core library)

  27. transient

    Transient commands (by magit)

  28. rune

    Rust VM for Emacs (by CeleritasCelery)

  29. codeium.el

    Free, ultrafast Copilot alternative for Emacs

  30. Elsa

    Emacs Lisp Static Analyzer and gradual type system. (by emacs-elsa)

  31. embark

    Emacs Mini-Buffer Actions Rooted in Keymaps

  32. cape

    🦸cape.el - Completion At Point Extensions (by minad)

  33. lsp-bridge

    A blazingly fast LSP client for Emacs

  34. corfu

    :desert_island: corfu.el - COmpletion in Region FUnction

  35. perspective-el

    Perspectives for Emacs.

  36. elpaca

    An elisp package manager

  37. rainbow-delimiters

    Emacs rainbow delimiters mode

  38. tempel

    :classical_building: TempEl - Simple templates for Emacs

  39. nyan-mode

    Nyan Cat for Emacs! Nyanyanyanyanyanyanyanyanyan!

  40. dot-emacs

    My .emacs.el file and other personal Emacs goodies

  41. olivetti

    Emacs minor mode to automatically balance window margins

  42. diff-hl

    Emacs package for highlighting uncommitted changes

  43. org-web-tools

    View, capture, and archive Web pages in Org-mode

  44. el-easydraw

    Embedded drawing tool for Emacs

  45. marginalia

    :scroll: marginalia.el - Marginalia in the minibuffer (by minad)

  46. org-transclusion

    Emacs package to enable transclusion with Org Mode

  47. popper

    Emacs minor-mode to summon and dismiss buffers easily.

  48. emacs-everywhere

    Mirror of https://git.tecosaur.net/tec/emacs-everywhere

  49. org-download

    Drag and drop images to Emacs org-mode

  50. rg.el

    Emacs search tool based on ripgrep

ABOUT: The growth percentage is calculated as the increase in the number of stars compared to the previous month. We list only projects that have at least 500 stars and a GitHub organization logo set.

Index

What are some of the trending open-source Emacs Lisp projects? This list will help you:

Project Growth
1 aider.el 11.8%
2 emacs-org-mode-tutorial 10.1%
3 verb 10.0%
4 vundo 9.3%
5 aidermacs 9.2%
6 gptel 8.1%
7 emacs 5.6%
8 dape 4.4%
9 ellama 4.3%
10 chatgpt-shell 4.3%
11 denote 4.0%
12 awesome-typst 4.0%
13 modus-themes 3.8%
14 meow 3.4%
15 dirvish 3.2%
16 emacs-writing-studio 3.1%
17 copilot.el 2.9%
18 consult 2.9%
19 jinx 2.8%
20 nano-emacs 2.7%
21 combobulate 2.7%
22 orderless 2.5%
23 apheleia 2.5%
24 leaf.el 2.4%
25 org-modern 2.4%
26 polymode 2.4%
27 transient 2.3%
28 rune 2.3%
29 codeium.el 2.2%
30 Elsa 2.2%
31 embark 2.2%
32 cape 2.1%
33 lsp-bridge 2.1%
34 corfu 2.1%
35 perspective-el 2.1%
36 elpaca 2.0%
37 rainbow-delimiters 2.0%
38 tempel 1.9%
39 nyan-mode 1.9%
40 dot-emacs 1.9%
41 olivetti 1.8%
42 diff-hl 1.8%
43 org-web-tools 1.8%
44 el-easydraw 1.8%
45 marginalia 1.8%
46 org-transclusion 1.8%
47 popper 1.7%
48 emacs-everywhere 1.7%
49 org-download 1.6%
50 rg.el 1.6%

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the 26th most popular programming language
based on number of references?