Open source alternatives to iA Writer

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what iA Writer does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What iA Writer does

Distraction-free writingcore
Markdown editing and previewcore
Focus mode
Syntax highlighting for style
Export to PDF, Word and HTML
Publishing to blogs

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
PaperlingMinimal distraction-free markdown editor built with Tauri and React	Replaces it75%	599+5	360	14 days ago	100%	Install like an app	Apache-2.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Not shown: Syntax highlighting for style; Publishing to blogs.See the evidence Distraction-free writingcoreYesminimal, distraction-free markdown editor Markdown editing and previewcoreYesReader / Code / Split view Focus modeYesFocus mode — dim non-active lines Syntax highlighting for styleNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Export to PDF, Word and HTMLYesShare your document as HTML, PDF, or Word. Publishing to blogsNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.

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