Writing
Writing is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Note-taking & Editors category, licensed MIT and written mainly in JavaScript. It has 1,119 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Aug 20, 2023 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,119
- Forks
- 85
- Open issues
- 8
- Commits, last 12 months
- 0
- Last commit
- Aug 20, 2023
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Nov 22, 2016
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
QuietQuiet: no commits since Aug 2023. It may be finished, or it may be abandoned.
| Last commit | Aug 20, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 0 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 8 |
| Open pull requests | 8 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Nov 22, 2016 |
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About Writing
Lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported). No lag when writing.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/josephernest/writing.
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Is Writing free and open source?
Yes. Writing is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Writing with Docker?
Writing does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Javascript), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Writing?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Writing include Excalidraw, AFFiNE and Memos.
Is Writing actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Writing was on Aug 20, 2023. It had 8 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Quiet" as of Oct 26, 2026.