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ghostwriterPanWriter
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 Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • Keeps plain-text writing and document preview close together.
  • Simple editor with side-by-side preview
  • Exports to docx, EPUB, LaTeX, PDF and slides via pandoc
  • Focuses on Markdown rather than complex word-processing layouts.
  • Requires a separate pandoc install for most exports
  • Deliberately minimal interface with few editing extras
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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