Top 23 Writer Open-Source Projects

1. proselint

   1 10 4,402 4.6 Python

   A linter for prose.

   

   Project mention: Proselint – A Linter for Prose | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-09

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3. manuskript

   2 53 1,896 7.8 Python

   A open-source tool for writers

   

4. quick-xml

   3 6 1,296 8.9 Rust

   Rust high performance xml reader and writer

   

   Project mention: Quick Diff ME 1.1: Excel 比較 ツール | dev.to | 2025-03-20

5. AsmResolver

   4 1 930 8.7 C#

   A library for creating, reading and editing PE files and .NET modules.

   

6. Cinchoo ETL

   5 0 821 6.3 C#

   ETL framework for .NET (Parser / Writer for CSV, Flat, Xml, JSON, Key-Value, Parquet, Yaml, Avro formatted files)

   

7. origami

   6 1 325 0.0 Ruby

   Origami is a pure Ruby library to parse, modify and generate PDF documents. (by gdelugre)

   

8. mp4-rust

   7 3 310 3.3 Rust

   MP4 reader + writer library in Rust! 🎥🦀

   

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10. parquet4s

    8 1 286 7.0 Scala

    Read and write Parquet in Scala. Use Scala classes as schema. No need to start a cluster.

    

11. bitio

    9 2 246 3.3 Go

    Optimized bit-level Reader and Writer for Go.

12. tech-writing-tools

    10 1 202 4.3

    Suggested tools for technical writers

    

    Project mention: How to Write Accessible Technical Documentation – Best Practices with Examples | dev.to | 2024-04-15

13. org-novelist

    11 6 192 3.9 Emacs Lisp

    Org Novelist is a system for writing novel-length fiction using Emacs Org mode.

    

    Project mention: WordStar – A Writer's Word Processor (1990) | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-06-26

14. parquet

    12 1 116 2.1 Go

    A library for reading and writing parquet files.

    

15. samuwrite

    13 1 113 0.0 TypeScript

    WIP editor

    

16. localwriter

    14 1 82 6.7 Python

    A LibreOffice Writer extension that adds local-inference generative AI features.

    

    Project mention: Localwriter: A LibreOffice Writer extension for local generative AI | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-01-30

17. betterwrite

    15 4 67 4.7 TypeScript

    :bookmark_tabs: A Creative Word Processor.

    

18. excelize

    16 2 65 7.3 JavaScript

    Excel Workbook Manager (by zurmokeeper)

19. vtkio

    17 2 59 5.9 Rust

    Visualization ToolKit (VTK) file parser and writer

    

20. go-cronowriter

    18 0 56 0.0 Go

    Time based rotating file writer

    

21. secureio

    19 0 34 0.0 Go

    An easy-to-use XChaCha20-encryption wrapper for io.ReadWriteCloser (even lossy UDP) using ECDH key exchange algorithm, ED25519 signatures and Blake3+Poly1305 checksums/message-authentication for Go (golang). Also a multiplexer.

    

22. img-parts

    20 1 27 6.8 Rust

    Low level crate for reading and writing Jpeg, Png and RIFF image containers

    

23. sitewriter

    21 1 26 6.0 Rust

    A rust library to generate sitemaps.

    

24. blogly

    22 1 22 1.8 JavaScript

    Blogly is an open-source desktop application for bloggers and content writers

25. lineprefix

    23 1 13 0.0 Go

    io.Writer wrapper with line prefix and color customizations.

    

26. SaaSHub

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