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StackEdit vs ghostwriter: catalog facts
StackEdit	ghostwriter
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web	Windows, Linux
Live preview with synchronised scrolling Sync with Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub	Keeps plain-text writing and document preview close together.
Browser only, no desktop app Cloud sync depends on third-party accounts	Focuses on Markdown rather than complex word-processing layouts.
Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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