# olivierkes/manuskript

A open-source tool for writers

Repository: https://github.com/olivierkes/manuskript
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/manuskript
Homepage: http://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: writer, editor, outliner, markdown
Last push: 2026-07-19T04:44:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4090, "days_push": 45, "days_rel": 429, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2418, forks 317 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:50.436439+00:00)

## What it is
Manuskript is an open-source desktop writing application for authors, built with Python and PyQt5. It provides outlining, character and plot development, world-building, and distraction-free editing for drafting and refining long-form works.

## Use cases
- organize a novel with an outliner and index cards
- develop characters and plots before writing
- write a book draft in distraction-free mode
- export a manuscript to ePub, DocX, or OpenDocument
- track story items and world-building notes
- analyze word frequency in my writing

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to Scrivener
- you plan novels with the snowflake method and need structured outlining
- you want plain-text file formats for versioning and portability
- you write on Linux, macOS, or Windows

## When to avoid
- you need collaborative real-time editing
- you want a polished, fully stable product with no rough edges
- you only need a simple markdown text editor without story-organization tools

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: writing, novel-writing, outliner, snowflake-method, distraction-free, pyqt, fiction, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- olivierkes/manuskript (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.436439+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 2026-08-30T02:33:07.317343+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/olivierkes/manuskript (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.436439+00:00, sha 81f58195aea5)
  - homepage: http://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:40.145625+00:00, sha e3b209d4fd10)
  - site_page: http://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/category/features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:40.154822+00:00, sha 857840d920a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.