Beautifying Org Mode in Emacs (2018)

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  • notebook-mode

    GNU Emacs notebook mode

  • I think the work Nicolas Rougier has done on "beautifying" Emacs (including org-mode) is about the best that's been done, examples and code:

    https://github.com/rougier/notebook-mode

  • org-modern

    :unicorn: Modern Org Style

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  • elegant-emacs

    A very minimal but elegant emacs (I think)

  • Indeed!

    I remember liking "elegance" at the time[0] by the same author.

    [0]: https://github.com/rougier/elegant-emacs

  • pandoc

    Universal markup converter

  • My main authoring tool is then Emacs Markdown Mode (https://jblevins.org/projects/markdown-mode/). For data entry, it comes with some bells and whistles similar to org-mode, like C-c C-l for inserting links etc.

    I seldom export my notes for external usage, but if it is the case, I use lowdown (https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/) which also comes with some nice output targets (among the more unusual are Groff and Terminal). Of cource pandoc (https://pandoc.org/) does a very good job here, too.

  • markdown-mode

    Emacs Markdown Mode

  • My main authoring tool is then Emacs Markdown Mode (https://jblevins.org/projects/markdown-mode/). For data entry, it comes with some bells and whistles similar to org-mode, like C-c C-l for inserting links etc.

    I seldom export my notes for external usage, but if it is the case, I use lowdown (https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/) which also comes with some nice output targets (among the more unusual are Groff and Terminal). Of cource pandoc (https://pandoc.org/) does a very good job here, too.

  • start-emacs

    Start your Emacs configuration with a single command

  • Emacs 29 made getting started a lot easier IMO, my from-scratch configuration is pretty minimal and I use it everyday. To plug my own project, I built a "kickstart" equivalent (https://github.com/mgmarlow/start-emacs) that sets up some recommended defaults and packages with lots of comments so you can easily extend it.

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