NonGNU ELPA

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NonGNU ELPA is ranked #22 of 28 in package registries on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Web, Windows.

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Product: NonGNU ELPA is a package repository for GNU Emacs.
Purpose: The archive provides third-party Emacs packages whose copyright has not been assigned to the Free Software Foundation.
Package browsing: Users can browse the available packages on the NonGNU ELPA Packages page.
Install packages: Packages can be installed from Emacs with `M-x package-install` or browsed with `M-x list-packages`.
Emacs versions: NonGNU ELPA is available by default in Emacs 28 and later; users of earlier versions can add its archive URL to their configuration.
Archive URL: The package archive URL is `https://elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/`.
Package variety: The archive includes packages for tasks such as editing, themes, and programming language support.
Example package: Magit is listed as a text-based Git interface that streamlines Git workflows inside Emacs.
Package dependency: Package pages may list dependencies; for example, the `with-editor` page lists `compat` and `cond-let`.
Package signing: Package archive documentation describes cryptographic signatures as a way to verify packages using a public key.
Help: The site suggests the help-gnu-emacs mailing list for help and the emacs-devel mailing list for general inquiries.
Contributing: The site links to information about contributing a new package.
Browse packages: The archive’s package list can be browsed on the site or through Emacs’s `M-x list-packages` command.
Default archive: The page describes NonGNU ELPA as one of GNU Emacs’s two default package archives.

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elpa.nongnu.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
gnu.org/s/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Package-· checked 4 Oct 2026
elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/· checked 4 Oct 2026
elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/radio.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/magit.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
elpa.nongnu.org/nongnu/with-editor.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
gnu.org/s/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Package-· checked 4 Oct 2026