Emacs Org mode
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Dec 8, 2025first mention
Feb 18, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I use Emacs/org-mode to do the same and much more, without tying myself to specific third parties”
“Emacs org-mode is like this but 100x more powerful and it's just plain text and self-hosted.”
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“Almost as good as Emacs Org mode. I use Org mode with Evil, to get VIM keybindings.”
“Plus org-mode agenda is just superior and awesome.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
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Also written as Emacs org-mode. Data: emacs-org-mode.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 4
“I use Emacs/org-mode to do the same and much more, without tying myself to specific third parties”
“Emacs org-mode is like this but 100x more powerful and it's just plain text and self-hosted.”
“Almost as good as Emacs Org mode. I use Org mode with Evil, to get VIM keybindings.”
“Plus org-mode agenda is just superior and awesome.”