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rnkn/olivetti

Emacs minor mode to automatically balance window margins observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/rnkn/olivetti · Emacs Lisp · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

70/100

  • Activity 83
  • 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4528
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 102
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1293 stars · 33 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Olivetti is an Emacs minor mode that automatically balances window margins to keep text at a comfortable body width for writing prose. It supports character- or fraction-based widths, interactive resizing, and buffer-local configuration.

Use cases

  • create a distraction-free writing environment in Emacs
  • center text in the Emacs window with balanced margins
  • adjust text body width while writing prose
  • write prose and code side-by-side in the same frame
  • get a page-like writing layout with margins and fringes

When to choose

  • you write prose in Emacs and want comfortable line lengths
  • you want a lightweight, buffer-local writing mode that coexists with coding buffers
  • you want simple margin balancing without heavyweight distraction-free features

When to avoid

  • you need a full distraction-free writing mode with themes and more scope (use Writeroom Mode)
  • you don't use Emacs
  • you need rich-text or word-processor features

Facets

plugin · maturity active

editor ui-components text-editors developer-tools cross-platform emacs-minor-mode distraction-free-writing prose window-margins melpa writing emacs

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
rnkn/olivettimain70

For agents

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