1 GNU Emacs versions and their release dates
3 For more details about release contents, see the NEWS* files.
5 Dates are approximate in the following list; some are when the version
6 was made, some are when it was announced.
9 GNU Emacs 1.0 through 1.12 were released in early 1985.
10 The next release after 1.12 was 13.
12 GNU Emacs 13 (1985-03-20)
13 Initial release announced on Usenet.
15 GNU Emacs 15.10 (1985-04-10)
17 GNU Emacs 15.34 (1985-05-07)
18 Last version 15 release.
20 GNU Emacs 16.56 (1985-07-15)
21 First version 16 release.
23 GNU Emacs 16.57 (1985-09-16)
25 GNU Emacs 16.58 (1985-09-17)
27 GNU Emacs 16.59 (1985-09-17)
29 GNU Emacs 16.60 (1985-09-19)
31 GNU Emacs 17.36 (1985-12-20)
32 First version 17 release.
34 GNU Emacs 17.43 (1986-01-25)
36 GNU Emacs 17.46 (1986-02-04)
38 GNU Emacs 17.48 (1986-02-10)
40 GNU Emacs 17.49 (1986-02-12)
42 GNU Emacs 17.55 (1986-03-18)
44 GNU Emacs 17.57 (1986-03-27)
46 GNU Emacs 17.58 (1986-04-04)
48 GNU Emacs 17.61 (1986-04-22)
50 GNU Emacs 17.63 (1986-05-07)
52 GNU Emacs 17.64 (1986-05-12)
54 GNU Emacs 18.41 (1987-03-22)
56 GNU Emacs 18.45 (1987-06-02)
58 GNU Emacs 18.46 (1987-06-08)
60 GNU Emacs 18.47 (1987-06-10)
62 GNU Emacs 18.48 (1987-08-30)
64 GNU Emacs 18.49 (1987-09-18)
66 GNU Emacs 18.50 (1988-02-13)
68 GNU Emacs 18.51 (1988-05-07)
70 GNU Emacs 18.52 (1988-09-01)
72 GNU Emacs 18.53 (1989-02-24)
74 GNU Emacs 18.54 (1989-04-26)
76 GNU Emacs 18.55 (1989-08-23)
78 GNU Emacs 18.56 (1991-01-16)
80 GNU Emacs 18.57 (1991-01-25)
82 GNU Emacs 18.58 (1991-02-18)
84 GNU Emacs 18.59 (1992-10-30)
86 GNU Emacs 19.7 (1993-05-22)
88 GNU Emacs 19.8 (1993-05-24)
90 GNU Emacs 19.9 (1993-05-27)
92 GNU Emacs 19.10 (1993-05-30)
94 GNU Emacs 19.11 (1993-06-01)
96 GNU Emacs 19.12 (1993-06-02)
98 GNU Emacs 19.13 (1993-06-08)
100 GNU Emacs 19.14 (1993-06-17)
102 GNU Emacs 19.15 (1993-06-19)
104 GNU Emacs 19.16 (1993-07-06)
106 GNU Emacs 19.17 (1993-07-19)
108 GNU Emacs 19.18 (1993-08-08)
110 GNU Emacs 19.19 (1993-08-14)
112 GNU Emacs 19.20 (1993-11-11)
114 GNU Emacs 19.21 (1993-11-16)
116 GNU Emacs 19.22 (1993-11-27)
118 GNU Emacs 19.23 (1994-05-16)
120 GNU Emacs 19.24 (1994-05-23)
122 GNU Emacs 19.25 (1994-05-30)
124 GNU Emacs 19.26 (1994-09-07)
126 GNU Emacs 19.28 (1994-10-06)
128 GNU Emacs 19.29 (1995-06-19)
130 GNU Emacs 19.30 (1995-11-24)
132 GNU Emacs 19.31 (1996-05-25)
134 GNU Emacs 19.32 (1996-07-31)
136 GNU Emacs 19.33 (1996-08-11)
138 GNU Emacs 19.34 (1996-08-21)
140 GNU Emacs 20.1 (1997-09-15)
142 GNU Emacs 20.2 (1997-09-19)
144 GNU Emacs 20.3 (1998-08-19)
146 GNU Emacs 20.4 (1999-07-12)
148 GNU Emacs 20.5 (1999-12-04)
150 GNU Emacs 20.6 (2000-02-15)
152 GNU Emacs 20.7 (2000-06-13)
154 GNU Emacs 21.1 (2001-10-20)
156 GNU Emacs 21.2 (2002-03-16)
158 GNU Emacs 21.3 (2003-03-19)
160 GNU Emacs 21.4 (2005-02-08)
162 GNU Emacs 21.4a (2005-02-17)
163 This is Emacs 21.4 with an updated notice in etc/PROBLEMS.
165 GNU Emacs 22.1 (2007-06-02)
167 GNU Emacs 22.2 (2008-03-26)
169 GNU Emacs 22.3 (2008-09-05)
171 GNU Emacs 23.1 (2009-07-29)
173 GNU Emacs 23.2 (2010-05-08)
175 GNU Emacs 23.3 (2011-03-10)
177 GNU Emacs 23.4 (2012-01-29)
179 GNU Emacs 24.1 (2012-06-10)
181 GNU Emacs 24.2 (2012-08-27)
183 GNU Emacs 24.3 (2013-03-10)
185 GNU Emacs 24.4 (2014-10-20)
187 GNU Emacs 24.5 (2015-04-10)
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