Emacs Kick is a starter configuration aimed particularly at people arriving from Vim or Neovim. It provides a familiar modal editing environment while introducing Emacs features and conventions gradually rather than expecting users to replace their existing workflow immediately.
It is positioned as a starting point rather than a complete Emacs distribution. Users can keep the supplied configuration, strip it down or use it as the foundation for a more personalised setup. Terminal use is treated as a first-class workflow, which makes the project especially approachable for users accustomed to editors running inside tmux or Zellij.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides Vim-style modal editing and a space-based leader-key arrangement.
- Includes discoverable key bindings with contextual key assistance.
- Integrates modern completion and minibuffer navigation tools.
- Provides language-server support for code intelligence and navigation.
- Uses Tree-sitter facilities for improved syntax parsing.
- Includes Flymake integration for displaying and navigating diagnostics.
- Provides Magit commands for Git status, logs, diffs and other version-control tasks.
- Adds project-aware searching with grep, ripgrep and related navigation commands.
- Includes Dired configuration for file management from inside Emacs.
- Provides a tree-style file browser for users accustomed to modern code editors.
- Works in both graphical and terminal Emacs sessions.
- Integrates smoothly with terminal-oriented workflows and common shell tools.
- Includes automated initial setup for required packages and supporting resources.
- Uses comments and documentation throughout the configuration to encourage further customisation.
Website: github.com/LionyxML/emacs-kick
Support:
Developer: Rahul Martim Juliato
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Emacs Kick is written in Emacs Lisp. Learn Lisp with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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