# auto-complete/auto-complete

Emacs auto-complete package

Repository: https://github.com/auto-complete/auto-complete
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/auto-complete
Homepage: http://auto-complete.github.io/
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: auto-complete, completion, melpa, emacs
Last push: 2026-06-19T08:32:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6168, "days_push": 75, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1767, forks 283 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:33.565253+00:00)

## What it is
Auto-Complete is an intelligent auto-completion extension for Emacs that provides a visual popup completion interface with fuzzy matching and statistical source prioritization. It is a mature package available on MELPA that is currently seeking new maintainers.

## Use cases
- add popup auto-completion to emacs
- fuzzy completion in emacs buffers
- extend emacs completion with custom sources
- reduce keystrokes when coding in emacs
- replace emacs default completion interface

## When to choose
- you use Emacs and want lightweight, extensible popup completion
- you need fuzzy matching and incremental search integration in Emacs
- you want a completion framework with many community sources on MELPA

## When to avoid
- you prefer actively developed alternatives like corfu or company
- you need completion outside of Emacs
- you require long-term maintained software with an active maintainer

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: emacs-lisp, auto-completion, melpa, popup, fuzzy-matching, emacs

## Member repositories
- auto-complete/auto-complete (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.565253+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:26:24.176516+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/auto-complete/auto-complete (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.565253+00:00, sha be8974f773d6)
  - homepage: http://auto-complete.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:43.395807+00:00, sha e6b204fe78e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.