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abo-abo/ace-window

Quickly switch windows in Emacs observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/abo-abo/ace-window · Emacs Lisp observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4543
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 978
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1124 stars · 95 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ace-window is an Emacs Lisp package for quickly selecting and switching between Emacs windows using a single key binding and labeled window hints. It also supports swapping, deleting, and moving windows, and works across multiple frames.

Use cases

  • quickly switch between many Emacs windows with one keybinding
  • avoid repeated other-window calls in multi-window layouts
  • swap two Emacs windows from the keyboard
  • delete a specific window without using the mouse
  • navigate windows across multiple Emacs frames

When to choose

  • you use Emacs with multi-window layouts and want fast, predictable window switching
  • you prefer keyboard-driven window management over windmove arrow bindings
  • you want window swap/delete/move actions from one command

When to avoid

  • you use a different editor or IDE without Emacs
  • you only ever work with one or two windows
  • you prefer mouse-based window management

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

editor developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform emacs window-management keyboard-driven emacs-lisp

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
abo-abo/ace-windowmain23

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