In this ~44 minute video I demonstrate packages that upgrade the experience with Emacs. They are about the minibuffer: where we interact with Emacs to call a command by its name or pick a candidate for some action. The packages I cover are `vertico`, `marginalia`, `consult`, `orderless`, and `embark`. I also mention briefly the `wgrep` package as well as the built-in `savehist-mode`, `recentf-mode`. A related video I did about search (search+replace): https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2023-06-10-emacs-search-replace-basics/. The sample configuration I mentioned in this video is available here: https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2024-02-17-emacs-modern-minibuffer-packages/. * * * Find all my publications on my website (Emacs, philosophy, etc.): https://protesilaos.com/