# rougier/nano-emacs

GNU Emacs / N Λ N O - Emacs made simple

Repository: https://github.com/rougier/nano-emacs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nano-emacs
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: emacs, lisp, design
Last push: 2026-06-12T04:29:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2152, "days_push": 82, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2925, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:30.327555+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: theme, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, web-design, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: emacs-configuration, minimalist-ui, emacs-lisp, text-editor-theming, emacs, desktop

## Member repositories
- rougier/nano-emacs (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.327555+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:33:43.107901+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rougier/nano-emacs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.327555+00:00, sha ba4ee06a076d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.