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ReText vs Ferrite: catalog facts
ReText	Ferrite
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 or later.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Windows, Linux
Handles Markdown, reStructuredText, Textile and AsciiDoc Custom markup support through Python modules	Markdown writing with preview Also handles JSON, YAML and TOML
Fewer features than full code editors Project documentation lives mainly in the repository	Focused on a few file types rather than general programming Younger project than established editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: MIT
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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