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WordGrinder vs Parchment: catalog facts
WordGrinder	Parchment
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Runs in a terminal with no GUI required Menu interface avoids memorising shortcuts	Minimal, distraction-free design Touch screen support
Deliberately limited formatting features Needs a UTF-8 terminal and good Unicode fonts	Deliberately few features compared with full code editors Font set through system settings rather than in the app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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