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How do I download the Mac version?

IvanCyb · 2022-02-08 09:09
Greetings, I'd like to enter the Emacs (and Org-mode) world. I own a Mac and I'm confused. I see I can download Emacs by using Home-brew, but also from this link: [https://emacsformacosx.com](https://emacsformacosx.com) Are they the same version? Please consider I'd like to install Org-mode too. Thank you!
stibbons · 2022-02-08 10:20
The information from `brew info` includes where a package came from. Looking at the basic emacs cask, we get ; brew info homebrew/cask/emacs emacs: 27.2-3 https://emacsformacosx.com/ Not installed From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/emacs.rb So, yes, if you just do `brew install emacs` you'll get the emacsformacosx version. I'm using a different port, the [emacs-mac](https://bitbucket.org/mituharu/emacs-mac/src/master/) port (installed with homebrew via [https://github.com/railwaycat/homebrew-emacsmacport](https://github.com/railwaycat/homebrew-emacsmacport) ). That port includes a few more mac-specific features (better ligature support, and tying in to OS events such as theme changes are my favourites). There's one or two others that are also popular. org-mode will work just fine in all of them, so there's no harm in moving between them to see what the differences are and what you like.
IvanCyb · 2022-02-08 17:56
Downloaded and installed. Thank you very much! BTW: damn it, Emacs has a very steep learning curve! :-D