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Parchment vs FeatherPad: catalog facts
Parchment	FeatherPad
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Minimal, distraction-free design Touch screen support	Light on resources and quick to start Independent of any desktop environment
Deliberately few features compared with full code editors Font set through system settings rather than in the app	Linux focused Plain-text editor rather than a full IDE
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
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 September 24, 2026

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