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Parchment vs Jottr: catalog facts
Parchment	Jottr
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
Minimal, distraction-free design Touch screen support	Markdown and plain text editing for writers Focus on speed and simple use
Deliberately few features compared with full code editors Font set through system settings rather than in the app	Builds for platforms other than Linux are not detailed in the research Not intended as a programming editor
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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