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Emacs Prelude vs MacVim

A side-by-side look at Emacs Prelude and MacVim. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Emacs Prelude

Emacs Prelude

Development

Emacs Prelude is an Emacs distribution that aims to enhance the default Emacs experience. It provides sensible defaults, out-of-the-box experience, and bundles many useful Emacs packages.

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MacVim

MacVim

Development

MacVim is a free, open source GUI version of the popular Vim text editor for macOS. It has a native macOS look and feel and includes additional features like clipboard support not found in terminal-based Vim.

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