Spacemacs
Free software
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Spacemacs is a configuration framework for GNU Emacs.[6] It can take advantage of all of GNU Emacs' features, including both graphical and command-line user interfaces, and being executable under X Window System and within a Unix shell terminal.[7] It is free and open-source software (FOSS) released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.[3][4][5]
| Spacemacs | |
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 Spacemacs with recent files and editing windows open | |
| Original author | Sylvain Benner[1] |
| Developers | Sylvain Benner and many others[2] |
| Initial release | 30 October 2014 |
| Written in | Emacs Lisp |
| Operating system | Unix, Linux, Windows NT, macOS |
| Available in | English (by default) |
| Type | Text editor |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later[3][4][5] |
| Website | www |
| Repository | |
Spacemacs consists mainly of configuration files, pre-defined internal commands, and configurations for various plug-ins (called 'packages').[8][9][10] It features a novel mnemonic key binding design (e.g., commands for file manipulation often start with "f",) which attempts to improve ergonomics (and avoid emacs pinky), a system for adding or excluding pre-configured features called 'layers', and includes verbose software documentation. It has three user-selectable input modes: Emacs mode, Vim mode (based on the evil Emacs package for Vim emulation), and Hybrid mode.
Spacemacs has a light and dark theme that are the fifth most downloaded emacs theme as of 2025 based on MELPA downloads.[11]
As of 2021[update], its repository on GitHub has been starred over 21,100 times and has over 11,300 commits.[12]