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Obtaining Emacs 24 on OS X is really simple. There are several popular ways to do it.  
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OS X comes with a preinstalled version of Emacs, but alas it is the outdated Emacs 22. Fortunately, obtaining a newer release is really simple. There are several popular ways to do it.  
  
==== As a binary package ====
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== Emacs 24 ==
  
Simply download a pretest (or a nightly build) from [http://emacsformacosx.com Emacs for OSX].  Probably the best option would be to get the latest pretest from [http://emacsformacosx.com/builds here].
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=== As a binary package ===
  
==== Build it from source ====
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Simply download a binary from [http://emacsformacosx.com Emacs for OSX].
  
The second easy way to obtain Emacs 24 is via [http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ homebrew]. Just type the following incantation in your shell and you’re done:
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The above binary distribution bundled with up-to-date versions [http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/ AUCTeX], [http://ess.r-project.org ESS] and a few other useful tools is available
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from [http://vgoulet.act.ulaval.ca/en/emacs/mac/ Vincent Goulet's web site].
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=== MacPorts ===
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If you have [https://www.macports.org/ MacPorts] installed, you can just do:
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<source lang="bash">
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$ sudo port install emacs
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</source>
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to install Emacs 24. The MacPorts installer updates your PATH environment variable, so the MacPorts build of Emacs should be found by your shell before the (outdated) build that comes with Mac OS when you type 'emacs'. If you prefer the Emacs.app build, that's available by executing:
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<source lang="bash">
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$ sudo port install emacs-app
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</source>
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=== Homebrew : emacs ===
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Emacs 27 is also available via [https://brew.sh brew.sh].
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The specific page about the emacs formula is [https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/emacs emacs].
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Note that this package is a non-graphical package, it used to have a --cocoa option but it is not available currently.
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Just type the following incantation in your shell and you’re done:
  
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
$ brew install emacs --cocoa --use-git-head --HEAD
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$ brew update
$ cp -r /usr/local/Cellar/emacs/HEAD/Emacs.app /Applications/
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$ brew install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
The second step is optional, but it’s recommended if you like to start Emacs from the launchpad or from Spotlight.
 
  
 
Chances are good you have an older version of Emacs installed by default with OS X. It's suggested you to remove that older Emacs version to avoid conflicts with the new one. Do this:
 
Chances are good you have an older version of Emacs installed by default with OS X. It's suggested you to remove that older Emacs version to avoid conflicts with the new one. Do this:
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$ sudo rm -rf /usr/share/emacs
 
$ sudo rm -rf /usr/share/emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
That’s all folk! You may now proceed to the configuration section.
 
  
==== Use a package manager (Emacs 23 only at time of writing) ====
 
  
* Fink
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That’s all folks! You may now proceed to the configuration section.
* MacPorts
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=== Homebrew : emacsmacport ===
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Another brew package which has graphical support.
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The sources are at [https://github.com/railwaycat/homebrew-emacsmacport homebrew-emacsmacport].
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The installation instructions are
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<source lang="bash">
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$ brew tap railwaycat/emacsmacport
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$ brew install emacs-mac
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</source>
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=== Emacs tips for Mac OS X ===
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You may follow [https://emacsformacosx.com/tips Emacs for Mac OS X, Tips] on how to create scripts for running emacs and emacsclient.
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=== Rudix ===
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Emacs is easy to install directly from [http://rudix.org Rudix] as a .pkg or with the Rudix command line tool:
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<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
port install emacs
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% sudo rudix install emacs
 
</source>
 
</source>
  
You can add <tt>+<variant> [+<variant>...]</tt> where <tt>variant</tt> is one or more of:
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== Emacs 27 ==
* dbus: Builds emacs with D-Bus support
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* gtk: Builds emacs as an X11 program with GTK+2 widgets
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Binaries for Emacs 27 are still available from [http://emacsformacosx.com/builds Emacs for OSX].
* motif: Builds emacs as an X11 program with Motif
 
* universal: Build for multiple architectures
 
* x11: Builds emacs as a X11 program with Lucid widgets
 
The gtk, motif and x11 variants require (depend on) MacPorts' X11 libraries. They're mutually exclusive.
 
  
==== Download and install [http://aquamacs.org Aquamacs] ====
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== Aquamacs ==
  
A near-OS-X-native port of GNU Emacs, integrating Emacs with all the features of Mac OS X.
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A near-OS-X-native port of GNU Emacs, integrating Emacs with all the features of Mac OS X. Available [http://aquamacs.org/ here]. As of December 2020, the latest version (3.5) is based on Emacs 25.3. Comes bundled with some handy packages like [[AUCTeX]].
  
[[Category:OS X]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Install Or Upgrade]][[Category:Emacs 23]][[Category:Emacs 24]]
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[[Category:OS X]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Install Or Upgrade]][[Category:Emacs-25]]

Latest revision as of 00:07, 27 December 2020

OS X comes with a preinstalled version of Emacs, but alas it is the outdated Emacs 22. Fortunately, obtaining a newer release is really simple. There are several popular ways to do it.

Emacs 24

As a binary package

Simply download a binary from Emacs for OSX.

The above binary distribution bundled with up-to-date versions AUCTeX, ESS and a few other useful tools is available from Vincent Goulet's web site.

MacPorts

If you have MacPorts installed, you can just do:

$ sudo port install emacs

to install Emacs 24. The MacPorts installer updates your PATH environment variable, so the MacPorts build of Emacs should be found by your shell before the (outdated) build that comes with Mac OS when you type 'emacs'. If you prefer the Emacs.app build, that's available by executing:

$ sudo port install emacs-app

Homebrew : emacs

Emacs 27 is also available via brew.sh. The specific page about the emacs formula is emacs. Note that this package is a non-graphical package, it used to have a --cocoa option but it is not available currently.

Just type the following incantation in your shell and you’re done:

$ brew update
$ brew install emacs

Chances are good you have an older version of Emacs installed by default with OS X. It's suggested you to remove that older Emacs version to avoid conflicts with the new one. Do this:

$ sudo rm /usr/bin/emacs
$ sudo rm -rf /usr/share/emacs


That’s all folks! You may now proceed to the configuration section.

Homebrew : emacsmacport

Another brew package which has graphical support. The sources are at homebrew-emacsmacport.

The installation instructions are

$ brew tap railwaycat/emacsmacport
$ brew install emacs-mac

Emacs tips for Mac OS X

You may follow Emacs for Mac OS X, Tips on how to create scripts for running emacs and emacsclient.

Rudix

Emacs is easy to install directly from Rudix as a .pkg or with the Rudix command line tool:

% sudo rudix install emacs

Emacs 27

Binaries for Emacs 27 are still available from Emacs for OSX.

Aquamacs

A near-OS-X-native port of GNU Emacs, integrating Emacs with all the features of Mac OS X. Available here. As of December 2020, the latest version (3.5) is based on Emacs 25.3. Comes bundled with some handy packages like AUCTeX.