Emacs

David Caldwell · Nightly macOS build of the GNU Emacs text editor, installed as Emacs.app with command-line tools.

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30-day installs20#1380 in App

1-year installs199Last 365 days

Latest version2026-09-29_00-10-10Sep 29 · Sep 29

Download size178MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg

Release cadenceDaily10 releases in 30 days

Tap: homebrew/cask
Also known as: Emacs · emacs@nightly · emacs-app@nightly
Commands: emacs ebrowse emacsclient etags
Download URL: emacsformacosx.com/emacs-builds/Emacs-2026-09-29_00-10-10-da51f73acd21ae6cf52608a6de0306cd1e05ce24-universal.dmg
SHA-256: fab2c934d7e6a110…
Homebrew definition: github.com/homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/e/[email protected]
formulae.brew.sh: formulae.brew.sh/cask/emacs-app@nightly

Installation and removal contents

Install app
Source file: Emacs.app
Declared destination: /Applications/Emacs.app
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```
{
  "app": [
    "Emacs.app"
  ],
  "target": "/Applications/Emacs.app"
}
```

Install binary

Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs

Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/emacs

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{
  "binary": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs",
    {
      "target": "emacs"
    }
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/emacs"
}

Install binary
Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin-arm64-11/ebrowse
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/ebrowse
View full declaration
```
{
  "binary": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin-arm64-11/ebrowse"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/ebrowse"
}
```
Install binary
Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin-arm64-11/emacsclient
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/emacsclient
View full declaration
```
{
  "binary": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin-arm64-11/emacsclient"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/emacsclient"
}
```
Install binary
Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin-arm64-11/etags
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/etags
View full declaration
```
{
  "binary": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin-arm64-11/etags"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/etags"
}
```
Install manpage
Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/ebrowse.1.gz
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/ebrowse.1.gz
View full declaration
```
{
  "manpage": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/ebrowse.1.gz"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/ebrowse.1.gz"
}
```
Install manpage
Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/emacs.1.gz
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/emacs.1.gz
View full declaration
```
{
  "manpage": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/emacs.1.gz"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/emacs.1.gz"
}
```
Install manpage
Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/emacsclient.1.gz
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/emacsclient.1.gz
View full declaration
```
{
  "manpage": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/emacsclient.1.gz"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/emacsclient.1.gz"
}
```
Install manpage
Source file: $APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/etags.1.gz
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/etags.1.gz
View full declaration
```
{
  "manpage": [
    "$APPDIR/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/man/man1/etags.1.gz"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/man/man1/etags.1.gz"
}
```

Remove user data zap

View full declaration

{
  "zap": [
    {
      "trash": [
        "~/Library/Caches/org.gnu.Emacs",
        "~/Library/Preferences/org.gnu.Emacs.plist",
        "~/Library/Saved Application State/org.gnu.Emacs.savedState"
      ]
    }
  ]
}