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* Firefox family (Iceweasel, Conkeror, etc)
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Since text editing in Emacs is better, extensions are developed for all
* Webkit family (Safari, Chrome)
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major web browsers to use Emacs as their external
**[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ljobjlafonikaiipfkggjbhkghgicgoh Edit with Emacs] "is an extension for Google's Chrome(ium) browser family
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editor. Mostly these extensions make use of [[Emacs daemon]].
that allows you to edit text areas on your browser in a more full
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featured editor. It does this in conjunction with an '''Edit Server'''
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== Firefox Family ==
which services requests by the browser". It does not use Emacsclient because Chrome's security policy does not allow extensions to spawn new processes.
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* Internet Explorer
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See the [https://github.com/stsquad/emacs_chrome emacs_chrome] extension.
* Opera
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== Webkit family ==
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  Safari, Chrome etc.
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:* [[Edit with Emacs]].
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==  Internet Explorer ==
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== Opera ==
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Older versions of Opera based on Presto had a version of the popular Firefox It's All Text extension.  Newer versions of Opera based on Chromium do not have a native extension (yet). However, Opera does support Chrome/Chromium extensions to some extent via [https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/download-chrome-extension-9/?display=en this extension].  You can then install the "Edit with Emacs" extension from the Chrome Web Store.
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[[Category:Browser Support]]
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[[Category:Ubiquitous Emacs]]
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[[Category:Outdated]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 14 October 2019

Since text editing in Emacs is better, extensions are developed for all major web browsers to use Emacs as their external editor. Mostly these extensions make use of Emacs daemon.

Firefox Family

See the emacs_chrome extension.

Webkit family

 Safari, Chrome etc.

Internet Explorer

Opera

Older versions of Opera based on Presto had a version of the popular Firefox It's All Text extension. Newer versions of Opera based on Chromium do not have a native extension (yet). However, Opera does support Chrome/Chromium extensions to some extent via this extension. You can then install the "Edit with Emacs" extension from the Chrome Web Store.