zachcurry/emacs-anywhere
Configurable automation + hooks called with application information observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3117
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1885
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1098 stars · 50 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A shell-based utility that lets users invoke Emacs from any application via a keyboard shortcut, editing text in an Emacs frame and pasting it back into the original window. It provides configurable automation and hooks with window/application information.
Use cases
- edit text from any app in emacs
- quickly edit browser textareas with emacs
- system-wide emacs scratch buffer via hotkey
- automate pasting emacs-edited text back into apps
- use emacsclient as a popup editor anywhere
When to choose
- you use Emacs and want it available system-wide on macOS or Linux/Xorg
- you prefer editing text in Emacs over native app text fields
- you want configurable hooks with window context
When to avoid
- you use Wayland instead of Xorg on Linux
- you don't use Emacs
- you need Windows support
- you want a maintained tool with recent releases
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools workflow-automation developer-tools text-editors cli emacs clipboard keyboard-shortcut shell-script xorg automation macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zachcurry/emacs-anywhere · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9ca52d5cac81
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zachcurry/emacs-anywhere | main | 23 |
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