r/emacs↗
M-x emacs-reddit
The extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor.
91k subscribers191 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)139 authors / mosince 2008
r/emacs has 91k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 191 posts a month from 139 people. Top topics: Text Editors Comparison, Org-mode Navigation and Vim Navigation Tips.
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Topics and brands on r/emacs
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Text Editors Comparison12%
- Org-mode Navigation9.3%
- Vim Navigation Tips2.2%
- VimColorschemes1.7%
- Neovim Plugins0.9%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Codeberg
- Org-mode
- Bot Check
- GitLab
- Stack Exchange
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