bbatsov/crux
A Collection of Ridiculously Useful eXtensions for Emacs observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
55/100
- Activity 72
- 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: 3905
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 171
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1044 stars · 53 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
crux is a collection of useful interactive commands and extensions for Emacs, extracted from the Emacs Prelude distribution. It enhances the editing experience with smart line operations, file-opening utilities, and other convenience commands.
Use cases
- improve my emacs editing experience with useful commands
- kill whole lines smartly in emacs
- open files with external programs from emacs
- insert indented blank lines above or below the current line
- reopen a file as root in emacs
- find handy emacs extensions to add to my config
When to choose
- you use Emacs and want a curated set of quality-of-life editing commands
- you want utility commands without a heavy preconfigured distribution like Prelude
- you prefer binding only the commands you need to your own keybindings
When to avoid
- you don't use Emacs
- you want an out-of-the-box configured editor rather than individual commands
- you need a full IDE-like Emacs distribution with defaults and keybindings set up
Facets
library · maturity active
developer-tools plugin-system text-editors developer-tools cross-platform emacs-lisp editor-extensions melpa editing-commands emacs
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/bbatsov/crux · fetched 2026-08-28 · a8c4513b8d3d
- homepage: https://emacsredux.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · f52252151bd1
- site_page: https://emacsredux.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 611b9099beda
- site_page: https://emacsredux.com/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 172d0682e5d3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bbatsov/crux | main | 55 |
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