# Edit with Emacs

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/edit-with-emacs1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/edit-with-emacs1)

## Overview

- **ID:** `edit-with-emacs1`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** dakra
- **Category:** appearance,other
- **Daily users:** 157
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.89 / 5 (28 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.16
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-13
- **First published:** 2017-12-19
- **Size:** 331 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/edit-with-emacs1/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/stsquad/emacs\_chrome](https://github.com/stsquad/emacs_chrome)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #9,243 — Overall
- #16 — cmd+m (mac)
- #101 — css editor
- #114 — text editor
- #119 — editor
- #215 — package

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/edit-with-emacs1)