Emacs vs Orgro
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Emacs
GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor — and more. At its core GNU Emacs is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include: * Content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types; * Complete built-in documentation, including a tutorial for new users; * Full Unicode support for nearly all human scripts; * Highly customizable, using Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface; * A wide range of functionality beyond text editing, including a project planner, mail and news reader, debugger interface, calendar, IRC client, and more; * A packaging system for downloading and installing extensions. Notes regarding Android support: * The on-screen keyboard is automatically invoked when a non read-only buffer is tapped, and the user option `touch-screen-display-keyboard' arranges for it always to be displayed. * `modifier-bar-mode' may be enabled to display a panel of modifier keys beside the tool bar. * Permissions are not granted by default, but must be explicitly enabled in system settings menu. * External storage permissions may be granted by observing the instructions in the banner that is displayed on the splash screen if they are denied. * Answers to other questions probably exist in the Android appendix to the bundled Emacs manual. Read it!
Orgro
Orgro is an Org Mode file editor and viewer that brings essential Org features to mobile: - TODO and checkbox toggling, with progress cookies - Quick actions to start a new Org doc or go straight to your most important one - Notifications for Org Agenda items - Narrow, search, and filter your document just like in Emacs - Org Crypt section symmetric decryption/encryption - Org Cite bibliography support - Syntax highlighting, beautiful tables, LaTeX rendering - Expand or collapse sections, blocks, and drawers - Reflowed text for easy viewing on mobile Note: INTERNET permission is required for displaying remote images and dynamically loading fonts from online sources (Google Fonts, AWS S3). Notification- and execution-related permissions required for Org Agenda notifications and background updating of agenda.
| Feature | Emacs | Orgro |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidSourceForge | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesDev Tools | NotesDev ToolsCalendar |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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