Ghostwriter
Ghostwriter is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. It has 5,003 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.
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About Ghostwriter
ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. For more information about Markdown, please visit John Gruber’s website at. ghostwriter provides a relaxing, distraction-free writing environment, whether your masterpiece be that next blog post, your school paper, or your NaNoWriMo novel. For a tour of its features, please visit the ghostwriter project site.
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What is Ghostwriter?
Ghostwriter is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. It has 5,003 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.
Is Ghostwriter free and open source?
Yes. Ghostwriter's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Ghostwriter?
Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: 2.1.6) or the project website.
Is Ghostwriter still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.