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ghostwriter vs Cedilla: catalog facts
ghostwriter	Cedilla
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Linux	Linux
Keeps plain-text writing and document preview close together.	Native app for the COSMIC desktop Focused on Markdown editing
Focuses on Markdown rather than complex word-processing layouts.	Designed around COSMIC, less at home on other desktops Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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