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FocusWriter vs ThiefMD: catalog facts
FocusWriter	ThiefMD
Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Hide-away interface keeps the page uncluttered Daily goals and live writing statistics	Library is plain files on your own file system Export to PDF, ePub, docx and blog platforms via Pandoc
No macOS build listed Not suited to complex layout or formatting	Linux only Developers note it comes with no guarantees against lost files
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-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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