# KDE/ghostwriter

Text editor for Markdown

Repository: https://github.com/KDE/ghostwriter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ghostwriter
Homepage: https://invent.kde.org/office/ghostwriter
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-21T09:52:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4029, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4972, forks 341 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.053022+00:00)

## What it is
ghostwriter is a distraction-free text editor for Markdown built with Qt, developed under KDE. It provides a calm writing environment for blog posts, papers, and novels on Windows and Linux.

## Use cases
- write markdown documents without distractions
- draft blog posts in markdown
- write a novel with a distraction-free editor
- preview markdown while writing
- edit plain text markup files on linux or windows

## When to choose
- you want a dedicated, distraction-free Markdown editor on Windows or Linux
- you prefer a native Qt desktop app over browser-based editors
- you write long-form content like novels or blog posts in Markdown

## When to avoid
- you need a macOS version with official support today
- you need a full IDE with code execution or project tooling
- you need collaborative real-time editing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: markdown-editor, distraction-free-writing, qt, kde, writing, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- KDE/ghostwriter (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.053022+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:45.275077+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KDE/ghostwriter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.053022+00:00, sha 30bde10deb25)
  - homepage: https://invent.kde.org/office/ghostwriter (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:58.265416+00:00, sha 2bc941e9024d)
  - site_page: https://invent.kde.org/office/ghostwriter/-/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (fetched 2026-08-29T08:58:58.267689+00:00, sha d4ca49fb3685)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.