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Aquamacs vs Doom Emacs: catalog facts
Aquamacs	Doom Emacs
Free Free to download.	Free Free and open source.
macOS	macOS, Linux
Emacs editing with a Mac-oriented setup Supports LaTeX, HTML and many programming languages	Modular setup where features are switched on per module Large, active community and long commit history
macOS only Current stable release is based on an older Emacs; the newer version is still alpha	Requires GNU Emacs to be installed first Opinionated defaults take time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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