{
  "id": 3030297,
  "title": "Emacs 31.1 released",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/emacs-31-1-released-3030297",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:36:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "LWN",
    "slug": "lwn",
    "url": "https://lwn.net/Articles/1090308/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Version 31.1 of the Emacs editor has been released, bringing a list of changes to the extensible text editor. Notable alterations include the removal of the Emacs dumper, a new user Lisp directory feature, and a \"Send to...\" menu item in context-menu-mode. Additional enhancements are detailed in the included NEWS file. Mickey Petersen, author of Mastering Emacs, has also provided an overview of some quality-of-life features in this release.\n\nEmacs 31.1 can be obtained from GNU mirrors at various locations, such as https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/emacs-31.1.tar.gz or https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/emacs-31.1.tar.xz. These tarballs are signed, with the corresponding PGP signature files available at https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/emacs-31.1.tar.gz.sig and https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/emacs-31.1.tar.xz.sig. Users can select their preferred mirror from the list at https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html. It is recommended to verify the integrity of the tarball by downloading both the .sig and the tarball, then running the command gpg --verify emacs-31.1.tar.gz.sig (or emacs-31.1.tar.xz if the latter is chosen). If the command fails due to missing public keys, importing the necessary keys can be done using gpg --keyserver keyring.debian.org --recv-keys 8DC2487E51ABDD90B5C4753F0F56D0553B6D411B or other keyservers like keyserver.ubuntu.com and keys.openpgp.org.\n\nFor an in-depth summary of changes in Emacs 31, refer to the etc/NEWS file within the tarball. This file can be viewed in Emacs by typing C-h n or accessed through Help- Emacs News in the menu bar. Additionally, the NEWS can be browsed online at https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS. The complete list of changes and contributors can be found in the various ChangeLog files within the source distribution, while a comprehensive overview of Emacs contributors is provided in the etc/AUTHORS file.\n\nFor further information about Emacs, visit its official website at https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs.",
  "summary": "Version 31.1 of the Emacs editor has been released. There is a long list of changes including the removal of the Emacs dumper , a new user Lisp directory feature, a \"Send to...\" menu item in context-menu-mode , and many other changes; see the NEWS file for more information. Mickey Petersen, author of Mastering Emacs , also has a rundown of some of the quality-of-life features appearing in this…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Lobsters",
        "title": "Emacs 31.1 released",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/emacs-31-1-released",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:52:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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