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ReText vs Astro Editor: catalog facts
ReText	Astro Editor
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 or later.	Free Free downloads from the project's GitHub releases.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Handles Markdown, reStructuredText, Textile and AsciiDoc Custom markup support through Python modules	Frontmatter shown as forms built from Zod schemas Focus and typewriter modes for prose
Fewer features than full code editors Project documentation lives mainly in the repository	Only useful for Astro content collections Linux build is in beta
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-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 October 1, 2026

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