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aquamacs · v3.6
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Text editor based on GNU Emacs
brew install --cask aquamacs 14
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Trust Score 8/10
✓ Open source (GPL-3.0) +3
✓ Active development +2
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✓ Established (>1yr) +1
✗ Low installs +0
Review
Mar 11, 2026Aquamacs is a macOS-optimized Emacs editor, offering a powerful text editing experience with native Cocoa integration. It's ideal for developers working with Lisp, Ruby on Rails, and other programming tasks who appreciate Emacs' flexibility and want a more Mac-like experience.
Aquamacs provides a feature-rich text editing environment based on GNU Emacs, tailored for macOS users.
Maturity: The project has a long history and active community, though recent updates are less frequent.
Community: Aquamacs has seen positive mentions on Reddit and Hacker News, particularly for its support of Lisp and Ruby on Rails development. However, recent discussions are limited.
Pros
- + Native macOS integration with Cocoa
- + Highly customizable and extensible
- + Strong support for Lisp and Ruby on Rails development
Cons
- - No auto-update feature
- - Some lingering issues reported in older versions
Community Mentions
hackernews
Jan 2014 Aquamacs 3.0a released
reddit
hackernews
May 2010 Aquamacs 2.0 Released
hackernews
reddit
Aug 2008 Current Aquamacs gripes
Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown