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ghostwriter

ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format... Created by wereturtle

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ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. ghostwriter provides a relaxing, distraction-free writing environment, whether your masterpiece be that next blog post, your school paper, or your NaNoWriMo novel. Here are just a few of its features:

Syntax highlighting of Markdown
Navigation of document headings
Full-screen mode
Focus mode that highlights the current sentence, line, three lines, or paragraph
Two built-in themes, one light and one dark
Theme creator for custom colors and background images
Spell checking with Hunspell
A Live word count
A live HTML preview as you type
Use of custom CSS style sheets for HTML preview
Image URL insertion via dragging and dropping an image file into the editor
Sundown processor built in for preview and export to HTML
Interoperability with the following Markdown processors (if installed) for preview and export to popular document formats, such as PDF, ODT, and RTF:
Pandoc
MultiMarkdown
Discount
cmark
The best part is that ghostwriter is entirely free and open source. No longer do you have to look at your friend's stylish Mac OS X Markdown editor with envy. ghostwriter competitively provides the same style and functionality as many other famous editors for both Windows and Linux.... More Info »

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Distraction free writing Fullscreen support Support for Large File Live Preview Portable Spell checking Stay Focused Syntax Highlighting Writing statistics Add a feature

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ghostwriter was added by marketapospisilova in Mar 2016 and the latest update was made in Aug 2017. The list of alternatives was updated Jun 2018 There is a history of all activites on ghostwriter in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on ghostwriter or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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