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emacs-dashboard/dashboard

An extensible emacs dashboard observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/emacs-dashboard/dashboard · homepage · Emacs Lisp · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 96
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_readme

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: 3589
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 24
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1518 stars · 141 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

An extensible dashboard startup screen for Emacs, showing recent files, projects, bookmarks, and agenda items when Emacs launches. It is written in Emacs Lisp and configured as an Emacs package.

Use cases

  • show a nice start page when opening emacs
  • display recent files and projects on emacs startup
  • customize my emacs welcome screen with widgets
  • see org agenda items on the emacs dashboard
  • replace the default emacs scratch buffer with a dashboard

When to choose

  • you use Emacs daily and want an informative, customizable startup screen
  • you want quick access to recent files, projects, and agenda from one buffer

When to avoid

  • you don't use Emacs
  • you prefer a minimal Emacs startup with no dashboard buffer

Facets

plugin · maturity active

ui-components developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform emacs elisp dashboard startpage startup-screen

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
emacs-dashboard/dashboardmain66

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