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Aquamacs is designed to make it easy for users to get started with Emacs. It also makes it easy to switch between different programs on the Mac. Further, Aquamacs comes with many packages pre-installed and configured so that users can, for example, start editing LaTeX documents with AUCTeX or statistical programs in R using ESS-Mode.


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| Developer(s) | David Reitter |
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| Stable release | 1.9 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| Type | text editor |
| License | GPL |
| Website | http://aquamacs.org |
| Based on GNU Emacs | |
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| XEmacs ·SXEmacs ·Aquamacs | |
| Emacs Lisp | |
| Independent codebases | |
| Freemacs ·Gosling Emacs ·Hemlock ·JOVE ·mg ·MicroEMACS ·Zile | |
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Aquamacs is an Emacs text editor (based on GNU Emacs from the GNU project, tracking the version 22 branch). Unlike the original GNU Emacs, its user interface (UI) is designed to conform with the UI standards of Mac OS X.

Among the changes are that Aquamacs, by default, shows tabs to organize different file buffers in windows, and that it can display every buffer in its own window (frame). A range of keybindings (keyboard shortcuts) that are standard on Mac OS X, such as Command-W to close a window, or Command-S to save the file, are available. A standard printing dialog and functions to efficiently use the Option key on Mac keyboards as Emacs Meta key have been added. The styles of windows can be automatically changed to suit the major mode used in the buffer shown. Visually, Aquamacs has been adapted in its icons and fonts to look similar to other Mac applications.
Aquamacs is a distribution that includes a number of extensions to GNU Emacs to provide an integrated development environment and support, among many formalisms, LaTeX editing. These packages are installed without the requirement of further configuration by the end user.
Aquamacs has gained a substantial following among Mac owners and is popular amongst Emacs users and others alike. It has, however, also drawn occasional criticism from long-standing Emacs users and developers for its departure from some Emacs usage paradigms.[citation needed]
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