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Ferrite vs ReText: catalog facts
Ferrite	ReText
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 or later.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Markdown writing with preview Also handles JSON, YAML and TOML	Handles Markdown, reStructuredText, Textile and AsciiDoc Custom markup support through Python modules
Focused on a few file types rather than general programming Younger project than established editors	Fewer features than full code editors Project documentation lives mainly in the repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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