Who is andros/presence.el for?

andros/presence.el is an open-source project built for emacs users and developers.

What platforms does andros/presence.el run on?

andros/presence.el runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is andros/presence.el still active?

Unverified. andros/presence.el has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to andros/presence.el?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include mypy-boto3-signin, Foobara::RubyGemsApi, and write_xlsx.

Who develops andros/presence.el?

andros/presence.el is developed by Andros Fenollosa.

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andros/presence.el

Name: andros/presence.el
Author: Andros Fenollosa

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presence.el is an open-source Emacs Lisp package that displays friends’ online, busy, away, and offline states in the Emacs mode line. It also supports sending and reading simple messages through a WebSocket-based presence service.

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Overview

9 features

andros/presence.el is a Frameworks & SDKs project. It focuses on checking friends’ availability and exchanging simple messages without leaving Emacs. andros/presence.el is an open-source project aimed at emacs users and developers. andros/presence.el is open source under the Open Source license. It runs on the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Andros Fenollosa. Among its 9 catalogued features are online status, away status, and busy status.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Online status
Away status
Busy status
Offline status
Mode line indicator
Simple messaging
Message reading
WebSocket connection
Message hooks

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed20 Sep · 13:01 UTC
Show HN: Presence.el Online status and simple messaging for Emacs verified via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)
Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open

Frequently asked questions about andros/presence.el

What is andros/presence.el?: Andros/presence.el focuses on checking friends’ availability and exchanging simple messages without leaving Emacs. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
Who is andros/presence.el for?: andros/presence.el is an open-source project built for emacs users and developers.
Is andros/presence.el free?: Yes — andros/presence.el is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does andros/presence.el run on?: andros/presence.el runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is andros/presence.el still active?: Unverified. andros/presence.el has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to andros/presence.el?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include mypy-boto3-signin, Foobara::RubyGemsApi, and write_xlsx.mypy-boto3-signin Foobara::RubyGemsApi write_xlsx
Who develops andros/presence.el?: andros/presence.el is developed by Andros Fenollosa.
Is andros/presence.el open source?: Yes — andros/presence.el is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: API · CLI · Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 20 Sep 2026
Built for: Emacs users and developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Checking friends’ availability and exchanging simple messages without leaving Emacs.

Developer

Andros Fenollosa

Index record

Indexed: 20 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 20 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-presence-el-online-status-and-simple-messaging-for--andros-dev
Lifecycle state recorded: 20 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 20 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 20 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://git.andros.dev/andros/presence.el

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