dimitri/el-get

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1662 stars · 449 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

El-Get is a package manager for Emacs that installs, updates, removes, and initializes external Emacs Lisp packages. It supports many source types (git, ELPA, emacswiki, private URLs) via recipes and handles loading and Info documentation setup automatically.

Use cases

• manage my emacs packages from multiple sources
• install elisp packages from github and emacswiki
• keep my emacs setup in sync across machines
• automatically initialize emacs extensions on startup
• alternative to package.el for emacs packages
• update all my emacs packages from one interface

When to choose

• you need packages from sources package.el doesn't cover, like git repos or emacswiki
• you want automatic init, load-path, and Info setup for packages
• you maintain an emacs config across many machines

When to avoid

• you only need ELPA/MELPA packages and prefer the built-in package.el
• you use a modern config framework like straight.el or Doom's package management
• the project appears to be in maintenance mode with infrequent releases

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

package-manager developer-tools plugin-system developer-tools text-editors cross-platform emacs-lisp package-management elisp emacs-packages automation emacs

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