emacs-helm/helm
Emacs incremental completion and selection narrowing framework observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5284
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3476 stars · 392 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Helm is an Emacs framework for incremental completion and narrowing selections, helping users rapidly pick files, buffers, and other candidates. It also offers an API for building custom Helm completion applications.
Use cases
- fuzzy find files in emacs
- switch buffers with incremental completion
- narrow down candidate lists in emacs
- build custom completion interfaces in emacs lisp
- search and select from lists inside emacs
When to choose
- you use Emacs as your main editor and want powerful incremental completion everywhere
- you want a framework to build custom selection UIs in Emacs Lisp
When to avoid
- you use Vim, VS Code, or a non-Emacs editor
- you prefer a lighter minimal completion setup like vanilla Emacs or vertico-style stacks
Facets
plugin · maturity active
ui-components search-engine developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin emacs-lisp incremental-completion fuzzy-finding emacs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/emacs-helm/helm · fetched 2026-08-28 · 16c11e589fc6
- homepage: https://emacs-helm.github.io/helm/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 77a8652fdc46
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| emacs-helm/helm | main | 66 |
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