Aquamacs Emacs for Mac

Aquamacs Emacs for Mac 3.5

Mac / David Reitter / 2199 / Full spec
Description

Aquamacs Emacs for Mac is a powerful text editor that has been designed to look and behave like a Mac program. It is a distribution of the popular GNU Emacs text editor, which has been used by millions of developers worldwide. Aquamacs offers all the extensibility and power of Emacs, but with an interface that is much easier to use.

Emacs is known for its legendary power and configurability, but it also has an enormously complex interface. This can be intimidating for new users who are not familiar with the software. Aquamacs tames the Emacs tiger by providing Apple shortcuts in addition to the traditional Emacs ones. This makes it much easier for Mac users to get started with this powerful text editor.

One of the key features of Aquamacs is its ability to provide a Mac-like experience while still retaining all the functionality of GNU Emacs. This means that you get nice fonts, one file per window (if wanted), international input methods, Apple Help manuals and more. These features make it easy for users to work with multiple files at once without getting lost in a sea of windows.

Aquamacs comes with a range of modes for various markup and programming languages including HTML, C/C, Java, Python, Perl, AppleScript, Tcl, XML and R (S). These modes have extra functions specific to each language including excellent syntax highlighting which makes coding much easier on your eyes.

In addition to being an excellent code editor Aquamacs can also be used as an email client or news reader just like any other version of Emacs. This means you can stay connected while working on your projects without having to switch between different applications.

Overall Aquamacs provides developers with everything they need in order to write high-quality code quickly and efficiently on their Macs. Its intuitive interface combined with its extensive feature set make it one of the best options available today when it comes to developer tools.

Key Features:

- A distribution of GNU Emacs designed specifically for Mac users

- Provides both Apple shortcuts as well as traditional emacs ones

- Offers nice fonts & international input methods

- Comes equipped with modes specific for various markup & programming languages including HTML,C/C, Java etc.

- Syntax highlighting helps improve readability while coding

- Can be used as email client or news reader

Full spec
Publisher David Reitter
Publisher site http://www.david-reitter.com
Release date 2019-08-20
Date added 2019-08-20
Category Developer Tools
Sub category Coding Utilities
Version 3.5
Os requirements Macintosh
Requirements macOS Mojave macOS High Sierra macOS Sierra OS X El Capitan OS X Yosemite OS X Mavericks
Price Free
Downloads per week 0
Total downloads 2199

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