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Formiko vs ghostwriter: catalog facts
Formiko	ghostwriter
Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Linux	Windows, Linux
Live preview for reStructuredText and Markdown Supports multiple Docutils output formats	Keeps plain-text writing and document preview close together.
The Vim editing mode requires an embedded Neovim instance.	Focuses on Markdown rather than complex word-processing layouts.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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