Software for Writing on Linux

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/writing

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  • LibreOffice

    Read-only LibreOffice core repo - no pull request (use gerrit instead https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/) - don't download zip, use https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/bundles/ instead (by LibreOffice)

  • LibreOffice is a general "office" suite of useful programs which might come with your distro, but if it doesn't, you might want to install it.

  • novelWriter

    novelWriter is an open source plain text editor designed for writing novels. It supports a minimal markdown-like syntax for formatting text. It is written with Python 3 (3.8+) and Qt 5 (5.15.0+) for cross-platform support.

  • novelWriter is an option for specialized "novel" work.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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