Emacs Meme Generator

This Emacs Lisp project generates memes from image files and requires Emacs 29 or later, according to its repository documentation.

github.com/larsmagne/meme
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About Emacs Meme Generator

Emacs Meme Generator is an Emacs Lisp project that creates memes from image files inside the Emacs editor. Its repository describes it as an Emacs meme generator, and it is listed for Linux.

The package provides three commands. One opens an image from a local collection folder, one browses to any image file, and one downloads an image from a URL and uses it. It requires Emacs 29 or later, depends on the imgur.el library, and needs Microsoft TrueType fonts for text. It is not yet on MELPA, so installation means cloning the repository and adding it to the Emacs load path.

Key features

  • Generates memes from image files within Emacs
  • Selects an image from a local collection folder with M-x meme
  • Browses to a chosen image file with M-x meme-file
  • Downloads an image from a URL with M-x meme-url and uses it
Best for: Linux users who already work in Emacs and want to make image memes without leaving the editor.
Good for
  • Runs inside Emacs, so image selection and meme creation happen in one environment
  • Offers three ways to pick an image: a local collection, a file browser, or a URL
Watch out for
  • Requires Emacs 29 or later, built with the normal image-related features
  • Depends on the imgur.el library and on Microsoft TrueType fonts
  • Not yet part of MELPA, so installation is a manual clone and load-path setup

Emacs Meme Generator at a glance

Type
Open-source project
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Platforms
Linux
Open source
Not stated
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Emacs Meme Generator FAQ

Which Emacs version does it need?
It requires Emacs 29 or later, and Emacs must be built with the normal image-related support.
What fonts are required?
It needs Microsoft TrueType fonts. On Ubuntu they can be installed with the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package, and on Arch Linux through an AUR wrapper using ttf-ms-fonts and fontconfig-ttf-ms-fonts.
How is it installed?
Clone the meme.el repository, add its directory to the Emacs load-path in init.el, then require meme and set up autoloads for the meme and meme-file commands.
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