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remacs/remacs

Rust :heart: Emacs observed · 2026-08-28

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

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • 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: 3571
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1974
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4611 stars · 303 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Remacs is a community-driven port of GNU Emacs to Rust, replacing parts of the C codebase with Rust implementations while remaining compatible with Emacs Lisp. The project is no longer maintained, with users directed to emacs-ng as an alternative Rust-based Emacs fork.

Use cases

  • run an Emacs editor built with Rust instead of C
  • contribute to porting Emacs C primitives to Rust
  • use Emacs Lisp with a memory-safe implementation
  • build a custom Emacs fork with Rust integration
  • research how Rust and C interoperate in a large codebase

When to choose

  • you want a Rust-based Emacs implementation for experimentation or research
  • you need a real-world example of incrementally porting C to Rust
  • you want to study Emacs internals rewritten in Rust

When to avoid

  • you need a maintained, production-ready editor - the project is abandoned
  • you want new features or bug fixes - use GNU Emacs or emacs-ng instead
  • you rely on timely security updates

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

editor interpreter programming-language text-editors developer-tools programming-languages windows cross-platform emacs rust fork elisp unmaintained linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
remacs/remacsmain32

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