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Jottr vs ReText: catalog facts
Jottr	ReText
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 or later.
Linux	Linux
Markdown and plain text editing for writers Focus on speed and simple use	Handles Markdown, reStructuredText, Textile and AsciiDoc Custom markup support through Python modules
Builds for platforms other than Linux are not detailed in the research Not intended as a programming editor	Fewer features than full code editors Project documentation lives mainly in the repository
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-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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