# retext-project/retext

ReText: Simple but powerful editor for Markdown and reStructuredText

Repository: https://github.com/retext-project/retext
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/retext-project-retext
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: markdown, markdown-editor, restructuredtext, editor, markup-language
Last push: 2026-08-16T17:57:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4007, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 601, "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 2053, forks 208 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.667535+00:00)

## What it is
ReText is a simple but powerful desktop editor for markup languages such as Markdown, reStructuredText, Textile, and AsciiDoc, built with Python and PyQt6. It offers live preview, spell checking, and extensible support for custom markups via Python modules.

## Use cases
- edit markdown files with live preview
- write restructuredtext documentation
- lightweight desktop markdown editor for linux
- convert markup to html preview
- spell-check markdown documents while writing
- extend editor with custom markup languages

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight native desktop editor for Markdown or reStructuredText
- you need live HTML preview with optional JavaScript support via WebEngine
- you want extensible markup support through Python modules

## When to avoid
- you need a full IDE or distraction-free writing app with plugins ecosystem
- you only edit in the browser or need collaborative editing
- you require a GUI-free command-line conversion tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown
- domain: text-editors, documentation, web-development
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: restructuredtext, pyqt6, live-preview, markup-languages, spell-checking, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- retext-project/retext (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.667535+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 2026-08-30T02:57:20.372975+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/retext-project/retext (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.667535+00:00, sha 78769fa76f56)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/retext/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:50.393856+00:00, sha 073c52282006)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.