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PanWriterWriting
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web Web
  • Simple editor with side-by-side preview
  • Exports to docx, EPUB, LaTeX, PDF and slides via pandoc
  • Live preview alongside the editor
  • Supports Markdown and LaTeX
  • Requires a separate pandoc install for most exports
  • Deliberately minimal interface with few editing extras
  • Available as a browser-based editor
Downloadable app, Web application Web application
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
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 October 8, 2026

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