GNU Emacs
84
Reviews
4.5
Star rating
#10
Rank in Text Editor
Pros and cons
Pros
- Customizability
- Customization
Cons
- Learning Difficulty
- Complexity
Traffic & LLM citations
Source: G2 review data
Key stats
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65
Small Business
1
Adoption by company size
| Segment | Share of reviews |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 46.4% |
| Mid-Market | 31.0% |
| Enterprise | 22.6% |
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Reviews | Star rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 1 | 5.0 |
Satisfaction ratings
Ease of Use6.7
Ease of Setup6.3
Quality of Support8.2
Meets Requirements9.3
What reviewers say
A genuinely good open source text editor for Unix
4.0
“Open source, built in. It works like charm for Linux-based operating systems. It is very simple to use. It is possible to do real-time edits, a classic editor and it is very customizable as well.”
An Amazing Text Editor With Sub Shell
4.0
“GNU Emacs is a powerful editor which provides the facility of an in-built sub-shell. It supports UNICODE fully. Everything can be done which can be done using any modern IDE.”
Free text editor
4.0
“Content recognition, full Unicode support, graphical interface, support for XDG conversions and native support for JSON parsing.”