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Jottr vs Parchment: catalog facts
Jottr	Parchment
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Linux	Linux
Markdown and plain text editing for writers Focus on speed and simple use	Minimal, distraction-free design Touch screen support
Builds for platforms other than Linux are not detailed in the research Not intended as a programming editor	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-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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