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rougier/nano-emacs

GNU Emacs / N Λ N O - Emacs made simple observed · 2026-08-28

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

Health v2 · maintenance only

71/100

  • Activity 87
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

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: 2152
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 82
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2925 stars · 199 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A set of modular Emacs Lisp configuration files that give GNU Emacs a clean, consistent, minimalist look with light (Material) and dark (Nord) themes. It stays close to vanilla Emacs with minimal dependencies and is designed for users to copy modules into their own configuration.

Use cases

  • make emacs look modern and minimal
  • apply a consistent light and dark theme to emacs
  • start a clean emacs configuration from scratch
  • customize emacs fonts and faces
  • try a vanilla emacs setup without heavy packages

When to choose

  • you want a simple, dependency-free emacs aesthetic close to vanilla
  • you want modular config files to copy into your own init file
  • you like Material or Nord color schemes

When to avoid

  • you want a batteries-included distribution with many packages preconfigured
  • you need an IDE-like emacs setup with LSP and completion out of the box
  • you don't use GNU Emacs

Facets

plugin · maturity active

theme ui-components developer-tools text-editors web-design developer-tools cross-platform emacs-configuration minimalist-ui emacs-lisp text-editor-theming emacs desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
rougier/nano-emacsmain71

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