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…heavily customise, or use an Emacs distro like Spacemacs ( https://www.spacemacs.org/ ) or Doom ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs?tab=readme-ov-file ) which have more sensible default appearance configs.

comment by jbstack · 2026-03-11 · in Julia Snail – An Emacs Development Environment for Julia Like Clojure's Cider

Doom Emacs is, I think, the answer here: 1. Install Emacs 2. git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ~/.config/emacs 3. ~/.config/emacs/bin/doom install Now open Emacs and stuff just works. You can customize it later if…

comment by noelwelsh · 2025-11-12 · in The terminal of the future

It made it upstream! https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/tree/master/modules/l...

comment by tomekw · 2025-09-15 · in Doom-ada: Doom Emacs Ada language module with syntax, LSP and Alire support

It made it upstream! https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/tree/master/modules/l...

comment by tomekw · 2025-09-15 · in Doom-ada: Doom Emacs Ada language module with syntax, LSP and Alire support

Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ) essentially serves this purpose with its curated, modular configuration and excellent documentation that focuses on the most useful parts while hiding complexity.

comment by ethan_smith · 2025-07-06 · in Take Two: Eshell

Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs )

comment by symmetricsaurus · 2025-05-07 · in CLion Is Now Free for Non-Commercial Use

…file, and then running 'doom sync'. There's a long list of supported languages and tooling [0]. [0] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/static/in...

comment by qubitcoder · 2025-04-30 · in Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks

…sexy and modern from the start and you're a cool kid, give this 30 minutes and see what you think: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by -__---____-ZXyw · 2025-04-20 · in I just got an ad in VS Code

…future. It sounds like it would be an out of the box experience closer to what you would want. [0] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by Zambyte · 2024-07-10 · in Zed on Linux Is Here

…is super easy to use, gives me a great Emacs experience, and takes almost no work to maintain. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by noelwelsh · 2024-06-24 · in Avoiding Emacs Bankruptcy

…driver for years, I can confirm that it truly works as expected. Requires some setup though. I used https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs to do the heavy lifting though.

comment by jhchabran · 2024-05-27 · in Helix-gpui: A simple GUI for the Helix editor

…called 'doom emacs' is basically emacs for vim users (same keybindings and many similar features): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs?tab=readme-ov-file#do... Great set of instructions for how to set it up here:…

comment by nomilk · 2024-05-22 · in A Road to Common Lisp (2018)

…Emacs. It is probably available from whatever package manager your system uses. I prefer Doom ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ) to Spacemacs. However I haven't looked at Spacemacs for many years; perhaps it's now on par with Doom.

comment by noelwelsh · 2024-02-27 · in The Second Golden Age of Emacs

…really optimizes startup time and offers vast included modules as well as great package management. https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/docs/gett... Oh and for Windows, WSL2 seems to be the fastest:…

comment by mkesper · 2024-01-25 · in Zed, a collaborative code editor, is now open source

…choices (like requiring the use of `doom sync` for stuff emacs just does by itself). [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/early-ini...

comment by fiddlerwoaroof · 2023-10-08 · in Emacs and shellcheck

And with opinionated configurations, you can be up and running with a good configuration in minutes: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by danieldk · 2023-08-23 · in Mastering Emacs

…the web. I don't see any advantage that VS Code has over Emacs. PS. Try Doom Emacs and evil-mode: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/

comment by botanical · 2023-08-23 · in Mastering Emacs

…for the tool. For people interested in this, I know about Doom Emacs [1] and Spacemacs [2]. [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs [2] https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs

comment by rvdginste · 2023-07-30 · in Emacs 29.1

…more advanced, features more accessible. Since switching, I started to use Emacs more again. [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by rvdginste · 2023-07-30 · in Emacs 29.1

What I do is: 1. Install Emacs 2. Install Doom (git clone + run a command): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs 3. space g g to invoke magit

comment by noelwelsh · 2023-06-26 · in Magit

Also Doom Emacs, which is really stable (pins dependencies), fast and has great defaults: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs Also, don’t use pinky for controls —— home row mods all the way.

comment by danieldk · 2023-05-15 · in Devil Mode for Emacs

You can try Doom Emacs if you want a solid starting point. ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ). Emacs is so idiosyncratic compared to a lot of modern stuff people are used to, starting with a base like this may be a little easier…

comment by Barrin92 · 2023-04-19 · in My Emacs eye candy

If you're a vim user but interested in trying out Emacs, I'd highly recommend Doom Emacs: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs . I had been using neovim as my main editor for a while, but the vim bindings (evil) in Doom Emacs are…

comment by dinkleberg · 2023-03-13 · in Emacs is not just an editor (2015)

DOOM Emacs addresses this issue (and is an incredible, if opinionated, Emacs “platform”): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs > Gotta go fast. Startup and run-time performance are priorities. Doom goes beyond by modifying packages to be…

comment by dan-g · 2023-03-03 · in Use GNU Emacs

…evil (I haven't tried but after all, non-evil key bindings are the default on Emacs :) ) See https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/modules/e...

comment by forty · 2023-03-03 · in Use GNU Emacs

Doom has `space s D` for this https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/master/modules/c...

comment by bananadonkey · 2023-03-01 · in Why and how I use Org Mode for my writing and more

…don't have `git` in this shell, but you can still download doomemacs from github using curl -LJO https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/archive/refs/heads/master.zip - and `unzip` the archive, moving it into place. - .emacs.d/bin/doom is…

comment by ablyveiled · 2023-02-23 · in Emacs is on F-Droid

…pretty good. It can also be used in 'holy' mode (Emacs keybindings). There's also(the one I use): https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs Either of these will get you a much more modern Emacs experience out of the box. You may need to add…

comment by outworlder · 2023-01-30 · in The benefits of everything being a buffer in Emacs

…without having to immediately learn Elisp. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzA2YODtgK4 [2] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by thr3ads · 2022-12-19 · in Ask HN: Looking for a Programable Text Editor

…The current situation personally came off as a surprise considering the popularity of Emacs. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/blob/085b5563fc73daf5...

comment by soraminazuki · 2022-12-16 · in Ask HN: Emacs on macOS Ventura on Apple Silicon

…in Emacs quickly is Doom[1]. You should give it a peak if you think Emacs is "low-level". [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by R0flcopt3r · 2022-12-13 · in My IDE is too heavy so I moved to Emacs

…uncommenting the relevant modules in .doom.d/init.el, syncing the changes and off you go. [1] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs#install

comment by coutego · 2022-11-30 · in Emacs 29 is nigh

…of fun. You get the added benefit that any tinkering you /do/ do benefits your programming UX. * https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs * https://www.masteringemacs.org/book * https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html

comment by cuttlefisch · 2022-11-30 · in Ask HN: Hobby coding that doesn’t feel like work

It's definitely not stalled by any metric: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs/commits/master

comment by YetAnotherNick · 2022-11-29 · in Emacs 29 is nigh

…like Doom, but that can be too daunting and end up preventing one from trying things out. [0] https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by _huayra_ · 2022-11-12 · in Resolving the great undo-redo quandary

…If you want more out of the box, but harder to debug and extend I'd recommend: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs (you can use vanilla or vim keybindings) In either case I'll echo the user recommending Mastering emacs.

comment by ParetoOptimal · 2022-11-08 · in Unix as a tool forge and how Emacs fits in Unix philosophy

…https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VSpaceCo... [4]: doom emacs: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by nvln · 2022-10-15 · in Ask HN: How to become good at Emacs/Vim?

…complexity or other strings attached. I can recommend Distrotube's tutorials on either [1]. [0]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea_-TaEGa7Y

comment by yakcyll · 2022-09-24 · in Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian

…the current version of their IDEs for the next 2 years even if I decide to cancel the sub. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs [2]: https://vspacecode.github.io/ [3]: https://github.com/MarcoIeni/intellimacs

comment by nvln · 2022-09-22 · in Ask HN: MacBook M1 development workflow?

…configuration presets for every language out of the box. Learning modal editing pays off quickly. https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by Hammershaft · 2022-08-03 · in Emacs Timeline

Doom Emacs is a better alternative IMO (having used both extensively). https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by Siira · 2022-07-03 · in Vim 9.0

Doom emacs[1] also uses straight.el and has been a pleasure to use for the most part. [1]: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs

comment by Bromeo · 2022-06-22 · in Straight.el: next-gen, purely functional package manager for the Emacs hacker

The performance lag of Spacemacs was addressed by Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ). Have you tried Doom Emacs by any chance. After syncing everything, the performance is stellar in my opinion.

comment by ReneFroger · 2022-05-03 · in Emacs for Professionals

…that people have managed to build have been upon the strong bones that Emacs provides. Doom Emacs ( https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs ) is best-in-class, providing harmony between all of the built in modules and their bindings. I…

comment by striking · 2022-05-03 · in Emacs for Professionals

…port -vsN selfupdate; sudo port -vsN upgrade oudated; / port info crispy-doom; sleep 5; / git clone https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ~/.emacs.d ~/.emacs.d/bin/doom install; / doom upgrade; / echo -e "\n\n\n\n\n\t\tmake…

comment by Maursault · 2022-04-19 · in Clojure and Doom Emacs on a brand new M1 computer

There are preconfigured emacs distributions such as Doom Emacs https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs#doom-emacs

comment by d0mine · 2022-04-15 · in Neovim 0.7 Released

…package versions for reproducible config reasons. [0] https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el [1] https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs

comment by jonpalmisc · 2022-04-06 · in What’s new in Emacs 28.1?

…feel free to reach out—contact info in my profile. [0] https://github.com/emacs-evil/evil [1] https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs [2] https://github.com/jonpalmisc/.emacs.d/blob/master/init.el

comment by jonpalmisc · 2022-04-06 · in What’s new in Emacs 28.1?

…along with the LSP backend(s) you want to use. I'm currently using the doom-emacs "emacs distro" ( https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ), so doom is taking charge of setting up emacs-lsp for me.

comment by jaster · 2022-04-06 · in What’s new in Emacs 28.1?

…was able to roll my own init.el by use-package'ing the things I liked and tinkering with it. glhf 1 https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs 2 https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs

comment by circuit · 2022-02-12 · in Building an Intelligent Emacs