Emacs works well in a terminal. I'd recommend the GUI version, but it was originally a terminal program, after all. Vim has some great advantages, like the ubi

Emacs works well in a terminal. I'd recommend the GUI version, but it was originally a terminal program, after all. Vim has some great advantages, like the ubiquity of Vi on servers and the ergonomic layout (though Emacs can emulate that pretty easily). But yes, Emacs is far easier to modify, it's built from the ground up for modification, and is written (mostly) in the language you modify it with, Emacs Lisp. The self-documenting element also helps tremendously with modification. If you're curious about Emacs modification, I'd recommend this article: https://malleable.systems/blog/2020/04/01/the-most-successful-malleable-system-in-history/ https://malleable.systems/blog/2020/04/01/the-most-successfu... And, not saying you should, but if you ever do want to get started with Emacs, just load it up and hit Control-h t (or select the tutorial option from the splash screen) to start the great built-in tutorial, which is really strong. If you get past that, there is a lesser-known tutorial on Emacs Lisp built in as well that is quite excellent and more people should know about it. To access it, hit Alt-x, then type info and hit Enter, then select the "Emacs Lisp Intro" tutorial from the list.