Q: What is YASnippet used for?

A: YASnippet is used to expand abbreviations into function templates in Emacs, automating repetitive code snippets and improving productivity.

Q: Is YASnippet free software?

A: Yes, YASnippet is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, and was previously under the Expat license.

Q: How do I install YASnippet?

A: YASnippet can be installed via GNU ELPA or MELPA, or directly from its GitHub repository.

Q: Who maintains YASnippet?

A: YASnippet is maintained by João Tavora, with contributions from the open-source community.

Q: What programming language is YASnippet written in?

A: YASnippet is written in Emacs Lisp, the dialect of Lisp used in GNU Emacs.

YASnippet

template system for Emacs

Place template_processor Q110888799

Facts

17 properties

Instance of: template processor, GNU ELPA package (2012–present), free software (2008–present)^[2]^[3]
Official website: github.com
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, Expat license
Website: github.com
Programming language: Emacs Lisp
Part of: GNU Project (2012–present)^[21]
Has use: template processor^[22]
Copyright holder: Free Software Foundation (2008–present)
Copyright license: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, Expat license (2008–present)^[4]^[5]^[6]
Copyright status: copyrighted
Distributed by: GNU ELPA (2012–present), MELPA^[24]^[25]
Operating system: cross-platform^[8]
Platform: GNU Emacs^[23]
Programmed in: Emacs Lisp^[7]
Software version identifier: 0.8.0, 0.9.1, 0.10.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 0.12.1, 0.12.2, 0.13.0, 0.14.0, 0.14.1, 0.14.2, 0.14.3^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Use: template processor
Version: 0.8.0, 0.9.1, 0.10.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 0.12.1, 0.12.2, 0.13.0, 0.14.0, 0.14.1, 0.14.2, 0.14.3

🏷️ Also known as

en emacs-yasnippet en Yasnippet en YASnippet en Yet another snippet extension for Emacs fr emacs-yasnippet fr Yasnippet

🔖 Identifiers · 12

Debian source package: yasnippet (2009–present)
Debian stable package: elpa-yasnippet, yasnippet
GNU ELPA package ID: yasnippet
Gentoo package: app-emacs/yasnippet
Guix Variable Name: emacs-yasnippet
Issue tracker URL: github.com (2008–present)
Launchpad.net project ID: ubuntu/+source/yasnippet
MELPA package ID: yasnippet
Nixpkgs ID: emacsPackages.yasnippet
Source code repository URL: github.com (2008–present), git.savannah.gnu.org, git.savannah.gnu.org
Ubuntu package: elpa-yasnippet, yasnippet
User manual URL: joaotavora.github.io

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Instance of 2

free software, template processor

GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later

Distributed by 1

GNU ELPA

Has use 1

template processor

Operating system 1

cross-platform

Part of 1

GNU Project

Platform 1

GNU Emacs

Programmed in 1

Emacs Lisp

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Summary

YASnippet is a template processor^[1].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ YASnippet — instance of (P31): GNU ELPA package. elpa.gnu.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06. elpa.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ YASnippet — instance of (P31): free software. Retrieved 2025-05-06. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ YASnippet — copyright license (P275): GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ YASnippet — copyright license (P275): GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later. github.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ YASnippet — copyright license (P275): Expat license. Retrieved 2025-05-06. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ YASnippet — programmed in (P277): Emacs Lisp. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ YASnippet — operating system (P306): cross-platform. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.8.0. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.9.1. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.10.0. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.11.0. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.12.0. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.12.1. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.12.2. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.13.0. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.14.0. github.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.14.1. lists.gnu.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.14.2. lists.gnu.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ YASnippet — software version identifier (P348): 0.14.3. lists.gnu.org. Retrieved 2025-06-03. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ YASnippet — part of (P361): GNU Project. elpa.gnu.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01. elpa.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ YASnippet — has use (P366): template processor. GNU Guix. Retrieved 2024-02-01. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ YASnippet — platform (P400): GNU Emacs. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ YASnippet — distributed by (P750): GNU ELPA. elpa.gnu.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01. elpa.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ YASnippet — distributed by (P750): MELPA. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ YASnippet is an instance of template processor (Q351507) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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