avy
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
1warn against
Nov 23, 2025first mention
Aug 21, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“it seems to be the package I've been looking for”
GNU Emacs user since the Ninetieson “Emacs, how it all started (for me)”
“Avy can be used to select a word, line, or region.”
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“My favorite way to move around in Emacs, and to move text around, is via avy-mode”
Caveats and dissent
“I was excited for avy until I realized its purpose is only to move the cursor to a place visible on the screen.”
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Editing Code in Emacs 4 mentions
- Emacs 31.1 will release on 8/24 1 mention
- Emacs, how it all started (for me) 1 mention
Also written as Avy. Data: avy.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“avy needs some extra config”
“it seems to be the package I've been looking for”
“Avy can be used to select a word, line, or region.”
“I was excited for avy until I realized its purpose is only to move the cursor to a place visible on the screen.”
“`avy-goto-char-timer` is amazing”
“My favorite way to move around in Emacs, and to move text around, is via avy-mode”