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Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Mar 14, 2026first mention
Apr 24, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Got my heart warm thinking about ido-mode.”
“Still the fastest find-file replacement.”
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“I love using ido/ivy for file navigation”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: What's your favorite Emacs package? 2 mentions
- A Vompeccc Case Study: Spotify as Pure ICR in Emacs 1 mention
- Emacs and Vim in the Age of AI 1 mention
Data: ido.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
“Got my heart warm thinking about ido-mode.”
“For most of the time I used ido, and at some point I switched to ivy.”
“Still the fastest find-file replacement.”
“I love using ido/ivy for file navigation”