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Janus vs Parchment: catalog facts
Janus	Parchment
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Small and light on CPU Fallback binary editing mode	Minimal, distraction-free design Touch screen support
Deliberately minimal feature set Linux only	Deliberately few features compared with full code editors Font set through system settings rather than in the app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	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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