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− | == | + | == Org Mode == |
− | + | Org is an Emacs mode for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, project planning, outlining, and authoring with a fast and effective plain-text system. Org Mode is simple enough to start using right away, but provides tons of advanced features to support a wide variety of tasks and workflows. | |
− | + | Org-Mode is distributed with Emacs (since Emacs 22.2). This project is under active development and new releases are often available. | |
− | + | === Features === | |
− | Mobile | + | * Simple plain text markup for hierarchical documents. |
+ | * Built-in table editor: easily format tables and work with spreadsheets in plain text. | ||
+ | * Extensible hyperlinking: create cross-references, link to external resources, and more. | ||
+ | * Capture system: create templates to quickly capture and file notes and tasks. | ||
+ | * Tags and properties to categories, filter, and search | ||
+ | * Custom project views using Agenda | ||
+ | * Convenient date/time handling for timestamps, deadlines, and scheduling | ||
+ | * Clock support to track time spent on projects. | ||
+ | * Export from plain-text to a variety of formats (HTML, LaTeX, DocBook, etc) | ||
+ | * Embedded source blocks: edit code blocks in-line with the appropriate mode. Execute code blocks to generate content. Org can even be used for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literate_programming literate programming]. | ||
+ | * Mobile support providing a subset of Org capabilities on iOS and Android devices. | ||
== Documentation == | == Documentation == | ||
+ | |||
The Org-Mode project maintains excellent documentation and has an active community. | The Org-Mode project maintains excellent documentation and has an active community. | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 25 March 2012
Org Mode
Org is an Emacs mode for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, project planning, outlining, and authoring with a fast and effective plain-text system. Org Mode is simple enough to start using right away, but provides tons of advanced features to support a wide variety of tasks and workflows.
Org-Mode is distributed with Emacs (since Emacs 22.2). This project is under active development and new releases are often available.
Features
- Simple plain text markup for hierarchical documents.
- Built-in table editor: easily format tables and work with spreadsheets in plain text.
- Extensible hyperlinking: create cross-references, link to external resources, and more.
- Capture system: create templates to quickly capture and file notes and tasks.
- Tags and properties to categories, filter, and search
- Custom project views using Agenda
- Convenient date/time handling for timestamps, deadlines, and scheduling
- Clock support to track time spent on projects.
- Export from plain-text to a variety of formats (HTML, LaTeX, DocBook, etc)
- Embedded source blocks: edit code blocks in-line with the appropriate mode. Execute code blocks to generate content. Org can even be used for literate programming.
- Mobile support providing a subset of Org capabilities on iOS and Android devices.
Documentation
The Org-Mode project maintains excellent documentation and has an active community.