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PanWriterghostwriter
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web Windows, Linux
  • Simple editor with side-by-side preview
  • Exports to docx, EPUB, LaTeX, PDF and slides via pandoc
  • Keeps plain-text writing and document preview close together.
  • Requires a separate pandoc install for most exports
  • Deliberately minimal interface with few editing extras
  • Focuses on Markdown rather than complex word-processing layouts.
Downloadable app, Web application Downloadable app
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 October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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