Open Source ghostwriter Alternatives for LinuxFiltered by 'Support for MarkDown'

There are many alternatives to ghostwriter for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Notesnook. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to ghostwriter and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to ghostwriter are Zettlr, Trilium Notes, MarkText and Pulsar Editor.

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  1. Notesnook icon
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    Offers open-source, end-to-end encrypted notes with device-based privacy, cross-platform support, private vault, secure sync, offline access, markdown editor, exports to multiple formats, automatic backups, organizational tools, and strong encryption.

    319 Notesnook alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
     
  2. Zettlr icon
     250 likes

    Unified writing platform offering note-taking, easy citations with Zotero integration, LaTeX/Word templates, snippets, themes, dark modes, code highlighting, multi-language support, and knowledge management with Zettelkasten for seamless writing from notes to books.

    187 Zettlr alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. MarkText icon
     121 likes

    Open-source Markdown editor on Mac, Windows, and Linux offering real-time preview, clean interface, and various themes. Supports math expressions, exports HTML/PDF, allows image pasting, and more.

    108 MarkText alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  4. Marknote icon
     21 likes

    Marknote lets you create rich text notes and easily organise them into notebooks. You can personalise your notebooks by choosing an icon and accent color for each one, making it easy to distinguish between them and keep your notes at your fingertips.

    102 Marknote alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
     
  5. novelWriter icon
     28 likes

    novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.

    69 novelWriter alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
     
  6. Ferrite icon
     8 likes

    Fast, native text editor supporting Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML with live preview, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, CSV/TSV viewing, collapsible trees, Git integration, regex find/replace, customizable themes, zen mode, and multi-language support.

    51 Ferrite alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. VNote icon
     40 likes

    A Vim-inspired note-taking application that knows programmers and Markdown better.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  8. acreom icon
     27 likes

    acreom is an actionable personal knowledge base for developers. It helps developers ship faster by centralizing personal and team context in one place.

    94 acreom alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Heynote icon
     19 likes

    Block-organized, privacy-focused scratchpad for developers with language-specific syntax highlighting and auto-formatting, supporting JavaScript, JSON, Markdown, notes, API responses, and daily planning, all in a persistent local buffer with minimalist interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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