emacs-eat

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Emacs Eat emulates a terminal within an Emacs region, buffer, or Eshell session.

About emacs-eat

emacs-eat is a terminal emulator that runs inside Emacs. It can be used in a region, in a buffer, or in an Eshell session. According to the project, it can run most full-screen terminal programs, including Emacs itself. The project describes it as implemented entirely in Emacs Lisp and says it is more than three times faster than Term, another Emacs terminal emulator, and flickers less.

The project lists several features it says other Emacs terminal emulators lack, including Sixel support, complete mouse support, and shell integration. Its default input mode sends most keys to the terminal, but some keys, such as C-x and M-x, stay bound to Emacs. The project also recommends setting up shell integration to get the most out of it.

Key features

Emulates a terminal inside an Emacs region, buffer, or Eshell session
Runs most full-screen terminal programs, including Emacs
Sixel graphics support
Complete mouse support
Shell integration
Four input modes: semi-char, char, line, and emacs

Best for: Emacs users who want to run a terminal program or shell inside Emacs without leaving the editor.

Good for

Implemented entirely in Emacs Lisp, according to the project.
Supports Sixel and complete mouse input, which the project says other Emacs terminal emulators lack.
The project states it is faster than Term and flickers less.

Watch out for

The project recommends setting up shell integration to get the most out of it.
In the default semi-char mode, keys such as C-x, C-c, and M-x are not sent to the terminal.