Writing & language
ghostwriter is a Markdown editor with a live preview and a deliberately quiet writing interface. It suits authors who want portable text files, document navigation and focused drafting without leaving the desktop.
Writers using portable Markdown documents
Advanced exports can need external processors. Markdown does not offer arbitrary page layout.
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ghostwriter is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Local application; hardware, storage and any external content are supplied separately.
Live preview helps writers learn Markdown while drafting.
A document outline makes long text easier to navigate.
Advanced exports can need external processors
Markdown does not offer arbitrary page layout
Use headings to establish the document outline before filling in the sections. Keep the preview visible while learning Markdown, then switch to focus mode for sustained drafting.
Test the chosen export processor early because additional output formats may depend on software installed separately. Yes. It provides a live HTML preview and document navigation. It includes cmark-gfm; integrations such as Pandoc require those processors to be installed separately.
ghostwriter is available as free, open-source software. You supply the hardware, storage and any separately licensed content required for the workflow.
Yes. It provides a live HTML preview and document navigation.
It includes cmark-gfm; integrations such as Pandoc require those processors to be installed separately.
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