Doom Emacs

An Emacs framework for the stubborn martian hacker observed · 2026-10-12

github.com/doomemacs/core · homepage · Emacs Lisp · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-10-12

Health v2 · maintenance only

76/100

Activity 97
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 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: n/a
age_days: 4483
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 18
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

22736 stars · 3144 forks observed · 2026-10-12

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.97

Doom Emacs is a fast, opinionated configuration framework for GNU Emacs written in Emacs Lisp. It provides a curated set of modules, a CLI for managing the setup, and a solid foundation for building custom Emacs configurations.

Use cases

Set up a high‑performance Emacs environment with sensible defaults
Create a reproducible Emacs configuration for multiple machines
Use the built‑in CLI to install, update, and manage Emacs packages
Learn Emacs Lisp by exploring a well‑structured configuration base
Switch from Vim to Emacs while retaining familiar keybindings via Evil

When to choose

You want a fast, lightweight Emacs setup with minimal startup time
You need a modular, opinionated configuration that can be extended
You prefer a single source of truth for managing Emacs packages and settings
You like using Vim‑style keybindings inside Emacs

When to avoid

You require a completely vanilla Emacs experience without any framework
You need an Emacs configuration that works on pre‑27.1 Emacs versions
You prefer a GUI‑only editor with no reliance on Emacs Lisp

Facets

framework · maturity active

editor cli templating developer-tools text-editors windows cross-platform cli emacs-lisp evil-mode doom-emacs configuration-framework linux macos

5 sources

readme: https://github.com/doomemacs/core · fetched 2026-10-12 · a4a124c2b118
homepage: https://doomemacs.org · fetched 2026-09-28 · 61cad22c2a78
site_page: https://docs.doomemacs.org · fetched 2026-09-28 · e6bc38e750e1
site_page: https://doomemacs.org/faq · fetched 2026-09-28 · 7011095bd21a
site_page: https://git.doomemacs.org/community · fetched 2026-09-28 · 8e0c5295a097

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
doomemacs/core	main	76
doomemacs/modules	plugin	76

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