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GNU Emacs

Lisp-extensible editor that becomes almost an operating system.

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Text editor programmable in Emacs Lisp, with a huge package ecosystem (Org mode, Magit, LSP) and over four decades of history.

When to use

When you want a fully programmable environment and accept a long learning curve.

When to avoid

If you want immediate productivity without configuration or unusual keybindings.

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