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Fractal vs Ement.el: catalog facts
Fractal	Ement.el
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Native GTK interface that fits GNOME Written in Rust	Matrix chat without leaving Emacs Uses Emacs buffers and keybindings
Linux only Needs a Matrix account	Requires GNU Emacs and some familiarity with it Text-focused, with no standalone interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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