Edit with Emacs

Name: Edit with Emacs
Rating: 4.8929 (28 reviews)
Author: dakra

By: dakra

Allow user to edit web-page textareas with Emacs (and other editors).

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Features & Capabilities

Edit with Emacs is a powerful Chrome and Firefox extension that enables users to edit web-page textareas using the full-featured Emacs editor or other supported editors. Due to browser security restrictions that prevent extensions from spawning new processes, this extension works in tandem with an "Edit Server" that handles requests to open and synchronize text with your preferred editor.

The extension includes a native Emacs Lisp version compatible with GNU Emacs and Aquamacs (MacOS), offering a seamless editing experience directly in your favorite editor while browsing. Its open architecture allows for different edit server scripts, making it adaptable to other editors that support the simple URL-based protocol. Licensed under GPL v3, this extension is ideal for developers and users who prefer Emacs for text editing tasks within web forms.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

dakra

Daily users:

164

Rating:

4.89

(28)

Version:

1.16 Last updated: 2021-01-13

Version code:

5164179

Creation date:

2017-12-19

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
contextMenus
notifications
http://penguin.linux.test/edit/*
http://127.0.0.1/edit/*
clipboardRead

Content scripts matches:

Size:

330.58KB

Email:

da*****@tr0ll.net

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 8,893 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#16 in cmd+m (mac) keyword 17

#98 in css editor keyword 28

#103 in editor keyword 23 ▲ 2

#114 in text editor keyword 16 ▼ 2

#207 in package keyword 12 ▼ 3

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Other platforms

Edit with Emacs (v1.17)

1,000 4.48

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Developed by:

dakra

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/edit-with-emacs1/

Email:

da*****@tr0ll.net

Website:

https://github.com/stsquad/emacs_chrome

User Reviews

Relatively simple to install and use in Emacs, (of course on Firefox side it's a click or two.) I can also confirm that it works fine with Emacs-mac on Macos (for at least the last several years of emacs versions).

by Fi*****, 2022-07-19

by Da*****, 2022-03-24

by Sm*****, 2021-11-25

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Is Edit with Emacs Safe?

Risk impact

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Edit with Emacs requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Edit with Emacs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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