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Jottr vs ThiefMD: catalog facts
Jottr	ThiefMD
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	Library is plain files on your own file system Export to PDF, ePub, docx and blog platforms via Pandoc
Builds for platforms other than Linux are not detailed in the research Not intended as a programming editor	Linux only Developers note it comes with no guarantees against lost files
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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