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16 #*Org - an Emacs Mode for Notes, Project Planning, and Authoring*
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21 <b>Org - an Emacs Mode for Notes, Project Planning, and Authoring</b>
23 Org-mode is for keeping notes, maintaining ToDo lists, doing project
24 planning, and authoring with a fast and effective plain-text
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51 Promote Org-mode and support its development by
52 getting your Org-mode T-shirt, bag, or mug in either
54 <a href="http://orgmode.spreadshirt.com">US-Shop</a>
56 <a href="http://orgmode.spreadshirt.de">EU-Shop</a>
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83 ... or by making a direct donation.</span>
92 - Simplicity :: At its core, Org-mode is a simple outliner for
93 note-taking and list management. You can learn the basics for
94 using it in [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/orgtutorial_dto.php][five minutes]]. This may be all you need, and Org-mode
95 will not impose more complex features on you.
96 - Portability :: Org files are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_text][plain text]]. You can view and edit them
97 in any editor, or add and extract data with custom-made scripts.
98 Your data will never be locked into an obscure or proprietary
99 data format. Org-mode runs in [[http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][Emacs]], which is available for
100 nearly every platform.
101 - Depth :: Org-mode will not let you down when you need more than a
102 simple outline. The full feature set is both broad and deep,
103 easy to access, but unobtrusive. The [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php][typical answer]] to "/Can it
105 - Flexibility :: Org-mode is like a Swiss army knife. People use it
106 for [[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/orgmode.html][Getting Things Done (GTD)]], as a [[http://www.newartisans.com/blog_files/org.mode.day.planner.php][Day Planner]], as a [[http://sachachua.com/wp/2008/01/18/outlining-your-notes-with-org/][Notebook]],
107 for Web and PDF [[http://orgmode.org][Authoring]], and much more.
108 - Support :: Org-mode is [[http://orgmode.org/manual/index.html][documented extensively]], and many [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.php][tutorials]]
109 put spotlights on particular features. Org-mode is supported by
110 an active [[id:0B280B26-A3AB-4E5C-B4EE-B7FFC52C4D26][mailing list]] where questions are answered quickly and
112 - It's free! :: Org is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software][open source software]], it is [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#GPL][free]], like Emacs.
114 If you'd like to know what other people have said about Org-mode, take
115 a look at our [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-quotes.php][collected quotes about Org]].
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119 [[http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/][http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/images/screenshot-browse.png]]
121 - <2010-12-17 Fri> The Org manual is now available as [[http://www.network-theory.co.uk/org/manual/][book published
122 by Network Theory Ltd]], at a retail price of $14.95. For each book
123 sold, $1 is donated to the Org project.
124 - <2010-12-10 Fri>: Release 7.04.
125 - <2010-12-03 Fri>: MobileOrg for Android supports Voice Capture
126 - <2010-11-25 Thu>: Maybe the times where Org mode could change
127 hard-core vi users into honorable Emacs users are coming to an end?
128 A [[https://github.com/hsitz/VimOrganizer][Vim clone of Org]] mode is be written by Herbert Sitz, and judging
129 by the [[http://vimeo.com/17182850][videos]] it looks promising.
130 - <2010-06-06 Sun>: iPhone App [[http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/][MobileOrg]] version 1.5 introduces
133 * Current Version (7.4)
135 The current version is 7.4. To see what has changed in recent
136 releases, check this detailed list of [[file:Changes.html][user-visible changes]].
138 This package works on Emacs 23 and 22, and (with minor restrictions)
139 on XEmacs 21. Emacs 22.2 ships with Org-mode version 4.67d, Emacs
140 23.1 with 6.21b. The latest CVS Emacs trunk usually contains a fairly
141 recent version, but may lag a bit behind the website release.
145 ** The standard distribution
147 Download as [[file:org-7.4.zip][zip file]] or [[file:org-7.4.tar.gz][gzipped tar archive]]. These archives contain
148 both the Lisp file org.el and the documentation in PDF and (TeX)Info
149 formats. Follow the instructions for [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Installation.html#Installation][Installation]] and [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Activation.html#Activation][Activation]].
151 ** The development version
153 You can check out the latest Org development version (along with every
154 release we ever had) by using git. The git repository is [[http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode.git][browsable
155 online]]. At any time you can get a [[http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode.git/snapshot][snapshot]] of the files in it. To
156 get a local clone of the repository use something like the following
157 (from the command line....):
159 : git clone git://repo.or.cz/org-mode.git
161 Some more information about this can be found in the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php][FAQ]], under [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#keeping-current-with-Org-mode-development][How do
162 I keep current with Org mode development?]]. For people who cannot use
163 git, we provide [[file:org-latest.zip][zip]] or [[file:org-latest.tar.gz][tar.gz]] snapshot release files updated each day
164 and corresponding to the latest git version. Alternatively, you can
165 also download a [[http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode.git/snapshot][tar.gz snapshot]] from the repo.or.cz server.
167 ** Alternative distributions
169 There are several alternative distributions of Org. Some of these
170 are more up-to-date than others, so check if this package really
173 - The [[http://packages.debian.org/sid/main/org-mode][Debian package]] is maintained by Sebastien Delafond.
174 - There is also a package on [[http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details&ID=18206][Archlinux]], by Jiyunatori.
175 - The [[https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/emacs/][Emacs]] development version contains a more-or-less recent version.
176 - The [[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/org-mode][Fink package]] for Mac OS X by Jesse Alama.
177 - The [[https://launchpad.net/~hexmode/+archive][Ubuntu package]] by Mark A. Hershberger.
180 ** The Org guide and manual
181 - Read the [[file:guide/index.html][online compact guide]] or download it as a [[file:orgguide.pdf][PDF document]].
182 The compact guide is a 40-page introduction to Org mode. It
183 covers all features in a basic way and has links to in-depth
184 documentation in the manual and on the web.
185 - Read the [[file:manual/index.html][online manual]]. The manual covers the complete feature
186 set with all the bells and whistles, in a systematic way. The
187 main structure is identical to the guide, so it is easy to go
188 back and forth between basic and advanced documentation.
189 - You can also have the entire manual in a [[file:org.html][single monolithic file]].
190 - Download the manual as a 200-page [[file:org.pdf][PDF document]].
191 - Buy a paperback edition of the manual from [[http://www.network-theory.co.uk/org/manual/][Network Theory Ltd.]]
192 One Euro of each book sold is donated to Org mode project.
193 - Translations of the manual
194 - A [[http://hpcgi1.nifty.com/spen/index.cgi?OrgMode%2fManual][Japanese translation]] of an older version (4.60), by Takeshi
196 - A [[http://gnu.manticore.es/manual-org-emacs][Spanish translation]] (version 6.21b).
199 - Download the [[file:orgcard.pdf][Refcard]] for org-mode
200 - There is also a [[file:orgcard.txt][text version]] of the
203 - The [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php][Org Mode FAQ]] is user-editable and is maintained by the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/][Worg
207 - A complete list of [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.php][Tutorials and screencasts]] is maintained by the
208 [[http://orgmode.org/worg][Worg project]].
212 ** Talks about Org-mode
213 Check out the [[file:talks/index.html#sec-1][Google Tech Talk]] about Org-mode, or another talk
214 given at the [[file:talks/index.html#sec-2][Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research]]. On
215 FLOSS Weekly [[http://twit.tv/floss136][show number 136]] Randal Schwartz interviews Carsten
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222 There is a mailing list for discussion about org-mode.
224 - [[http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode][Subscribe to it]] at the web interface.
225 - Directly [[mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org][send mail to it]]. If you are not subscribed, a moderator
226 will look at the message before passing it through to the list.
227 - Read the list on [[http://www.gmane.org][Gmane]] through a [[http://news.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode][web interface]] or with a
228 [[news://news.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode][newsreader]].
229 - Please read the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html][Feedback]] section of Org's manual before posting a
230 question, it helps getting useful answer. [[http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html][How To Ask Questions
231 The Smart Way]], by E. S. Raymond is also worth reading.
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243 [[http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/][MobileOrg]] is an excellent open source application to read and
244 change Org-files on the road, using an iPhone, and then sync the
245 changes back to your computer. Check out Richard's [[http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/][page]].
247 Matt Jones is currently developing a compatible application for
248 Android, and this project is [[http://wiki.github.com/matburt/mobileorg-android/][hosted here]].
251 [[http://orgmode.org/worg/][Worg]], created by [[http://www.cognition.ens.fr/~guerry/][Bastien Guerry]], is a setup to allow users to jointly
252 edit a number of Org-mode files containing documentation about
253 Org-mode, including the [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php][Org Mode FAQ]] and [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.php][Tutorials]]. Worg is similar
254 to a wiki in that allows community to edit the contents. However,
255 since it uses a distributed version control system, you do not have to
256 be online while editing it. If you'd like to contribute to Worg,
257 please go to [[http://orgmode.org/worg/][the Worg page]], and start from there.
259 ** Contributing to Org-mode
261 You can always contribute with ideas and bug reports on the mailing
262 list. If you want to contribute a patch, code snippets, or a full
263 add-on, this is very welcome too! Detailed information on how and
264 what to contribute can be found [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.php][here]].