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WritingPanWriter
Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • Live preview alongside the editor
  • Supports Markdown and LaTeX
  • Simple editor with side-by-side preview
  • Exports to docx, EPUB, LaTeX, PDF and slides via pandoc
  • Available as a browser-based editor
  • Requires a separate pandoc install for most exports
  • Deliberately minimal interface with few editing extras
Web application Downloadable app, Web application
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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