Spacemacs
Spacemacs is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A community-driven Emacs distribution - The best editor is neither Emacs nor Vim, it's Emacs and Vim. It has 24,542 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.
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About Spacemacs
philosophy | for whom? | screenshots | documentation | contribute | achievements | FAQ If you don't have an existing Emacs setup and want to run Spacemacs as your configuration, and if you have all prerequisites installed, you can install Spacemacs with one line:
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What is Spacemacs?
Spacemacs is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A community-driven Emacs distribution - The best editor is neither Emacs nor Vim, it's Emacs and Vim. It has 24,542 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.
Is Spacemacs free and open source?
Yes. Spacemacs's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Spacemacs?
Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.200.13).
Is Spacemacs still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.