# torvalds/uemacs

Random version of microemacs with my private modificatons

Repository: https://github.com/torvalds/uemacs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/uemacs
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-06T18:30:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3150, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2116, forks 320 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:15.859317+00:00)

## What it is
Linus Torvalds' personally modified version of uEmacs/PK 4.0, a full-screen terminal text editor based on MicroEMACS 3.9e. It is maintained only so the author can keep using its idiosyncratic keybindings he has used since the 1980s.

## Use cases
- terminal text editor with emacs-like keybindings
- lightweight editor for low-resource environments
- editor that works over slow serial connections
- recreate a 1980s microemacs editing experience
- study the source code of a classic small C editor

## When to choose
- you learned uEmacs/PK keybindings decades ago and cannot retrain your fingers
- you want a tiny, simple full-screen terminal editor
- you want to read or hack on a compact classic C codebase

## When to avoid
- you want a modern, actively developed editor
- you expect real GNU Emacs or standard emacs keybindings
- you need extensibility, plugins, or LSP support
- you are choosing an editor for a team or new workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli, c
- tags: microemacs, terminal-editor, personal-project, legacy-software, keyboard-driven, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- torvalds/uemacs (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:15.859317+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 2026-08-30T02:53:20.731397+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/torvalds/uemacs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:15.859317+00:00, sha 77ef8c6310ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.