Org-mode Contributed Packages

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This page lists the contributed packages to Org-mode, with links to available documentation. Most of these packages are located in the contrib directory of the Org distribution. Some have made it into the core by now, but we keep the documentation here because it is more extensive than what is available in the manual. If no documentation link is present, see the file header of the package – it will hopefully have some documentation.

org-annotate-file.el – annotate a file with org syntax

The annotation is in a separate file, with links back to the annotated file. Written by Philip Jackson. Link to raw file.

org-annotation-helper.el – managing browser bookmarks

Org-annotation-helper allows to create Org-mode links and annotations while working in a browser, by simply clicking a bookmarklet. Written by Bastien Guerry and Daniel M German. Link to raw file.
This module has been superseded by org-protocol.el, part of the Org core, and documented in the manual.

Org-babel – execution of source code blocks

Written by Eric Schulte and Dan Davison
Org Babel is now part of the Org core and documented in the manual.

org-bookmark.el – support for links to Emacs bookmarks

Written by Tokuya Kameshima. Link to raw file.

org-browser-url.el – bookmark from a browser into org links

Written by Ross Patterson. Link to raw file.
This module has been superseded by org-protocol.el, part of the Org core, and documented in the manual.

org-checklist.el – org functions for checklist handling

Reset checklists in repeating entries. Written by James TD Smith. Link to raw file.

org-choose.el – decision management for org-mode

Org-choose helps documenting a decision-making process by using TODO keywords for different degrees of chosenness, and by automatically keeping a set of alternatives in a consistent state. Writen by Tom Breton. Link to raw file.

org-collector.el/ – collect properties into tables

Collect and process properties into a table. Written by Eric Schulte. Link to raw file.

org-depend.el – TODO dependencies for Org-mode

Make TODO state changes in one entry trigger changes in another, or be blocked by the state of another entry. Also, easily create chains of TODO items with exactly one active item at any time. Written by Carsten Dominik. Link to raw file.

org-elisp-symbol.el – Org links to emacs-lisp symbols.

This can create annotated links that exactly point to the definition location of a variable of function. Written by Bastien Guerry. Link to raw file.

org-eval.el – show evaluation result of code

The <lisp> tag, adapted from Emacs Wiki and Emacs Muse, allows text to be included in a document that is the result of evaluating some code. Other scripting languages like perl can be supported with this package as well. Written by Carsten Dominik. Link to raw file.
This modules has been superseded by the Org Babel functionality, which is part of the Org core and documented in the manual.

org-eval-light.el – display result of evaluating code in various languages (light)

Org-eval-light allows the execution of source code embedded in an org-mode file. The results of the execution are placed into the org-mode file. It is a reworking of Carsten's org-eval with the goals of a more uniform syntax, safer default execution rules, and increased ease of execution. Written by Eric Schulte. Link to raw file.
This modules has been superseded by the Org Babel functionality, which is part of the Org core and documented in the manual.

org-exp-bibtex.el – Export bibtex fragments

Written by Taru Karttunen. Link to raw file.

org-exp-blocks.el — pre-process blocks when exporting org files

Org-export-blocks allows for the pre-processing or blocks in org-mode files to create images, or specially formatted HTML or LaTeX output. Written by Eric Schulte. Link to raw file.

org-expiry.el – expiry mechanism for Org entries

Written by Bastien Guerry. Link to raw file.

org-export-generic.el/ – Export org files to user-defined output formats

Org-export-generic provides the ability to create an org file and then export it to any given format you desire. This is done by defining a set of variables that include prefixes and suffixes for each line type (E.G., header, list item, etc …) and then running org-export-generic on the file to process it.

org-feed.el – add RSS feed items to Org files

Read RSS feeds from the web, add new items to Org files, and trigger actions when items have changed. Written by Carsten Dominik. Link to raw file.
This module is part of the Org core documented in the manual.

org-git-link.el – link to files under git version control

This package adds new link types to link to specific versions of a file, which will be checked out when the link is activated. Written by Reimar Finken. Link to raw file.

org-interactive-query.el – interactive modification of tags queries

After running a general query in Org, this package allows to narrow down the results by adding more tags or keywords. Written by Christopher League. Link to raw file.

org-mairix.el – hook mairix search into Org for different MUAs

Written by Georg C. F. Greve. Link to raw file.

org-man.el – support for links to manpages in Org-mode.

Written by Carsten Dominik. Link to raw file.

org-mac-iCal.el – import OS X iCal.app events into Emacs diary

Written by Christopher Suckling. Link to raw file.

org-mac-link-grabber.el – grab links from various mac applications

grab the current link or selection from an open mac application and insert it as a hyperlink at point in an org-mode document. Written by Anthony Lander. Link to raw file.

org-mac-message.el – linking to messages in OS X Mail.app

Create links to selected or flagged messages in Mail.app. Written by John Wiegley and Christopher Suckling. Link to raw file.
This module is part of the Org core.

org-mime.el — org html export for text/html MIME emails

org-mime can be used to send HTML email using Org-mode HTML export.

This approximates a WYSiWYG HTML mail editor from within Emacs, and can be useful for sending tables, fontified source code, and inline images in email. Written by Eric Schulte. Link to raw file.

org-mtags.el – support for some Muse-like tags in Org-mode

This package allows you to write <example> and <src> and other syntax copied from Emacs Muse, right inside an Org file. The goal here is to make it easy to publish the same file using either org-publish or Muse. Written by Carsten Dominik. Link to raw file.

org-panel.el – simplified and display-aided access to some Org commands

Written by Lennart Borgman. Link to raw file.

org-protocol.el – Trigger actions through URLs

org-protocol intercepts calls from emacsclient to trigger custom actions without external dependencies. Only one protocol has to be configured with your external applications or the operating system.
This package is part of the Org core and also documented in the manual.

org-R.el — Computing and data visualisation in Org-mode using R

Written by Dan Davison. Link to raw file.
This modules has been superseded by the Org Babel functionality, which is part of the Org core and documented in the manual.

org-registry.el – a registry for Org links

Find out from where links point to a given file or location. Written by Bastien Guerry. Link to raw file.

org2rem.el – Convert org appointments into reminders for remind

Written by Bastien Guerry and Sharad Pratap. Link to raw file.

org-screen.el – visit screen sessions through Org-mode links

Written Andrew Hyatt. Link to raw file.

orgtbl-sqlinsert.el – convert Org-mode tables to SQL insertions

Written by Jason Riedy. Link to raw file.

org-track.el – Keep current with Org-mode development: M-x org-track-update

Download org-latest.tar.gz, unpack it, generate autoloads file and compile sources using one simple command.
Written by Bastien Guerry, Eric S Fraga and Sebastian Rose. Link to raw file.

org-special-blocks.el – turn blocks into LaTeX envs and HTML divs

Written by Chris Gray. Link to raw file.

org-toc.el – table of contents in a separate buffer

With fast access to sections and easy visibility cycling. Written by Bastien Guerry. Link to raw file.

org-velocity.el – something like Notational Velocity for Org

Written by Paul M. Rodriguez. Link to raw file.

org-wikinodes.el – CamelCase wiki-like links to nodes

Written by Carsten Dominik. Link to raw file.