# josephernest/writing

Writing is a lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported).

Repository: https://github.com/josephernest/writing
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/writing
Homepage: https://josephernest.github.io/writing/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-08-20T22:10:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3571, "days_push": 1109, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1118, forks 84 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:39.180052+00:00)

## What it is
Writing is a lightweight, distraction-free Markdown and LaTeX text editor that runs entirely in the browser with no server code. It offers instant live preview, PDF export, and offline usage from a single HTML file.

## Use cases
- write markdown with live preview in the browser
- edit documents with latex math formulas without delay
- export markdown documents to pdf
- use an offline markdown editor with no server
- distraction-free writing environment
- save markdown notes as .md files
- write academic documents with math rendering

## When to choose
- you want a minimalist, zero-setup markdown editor that works offline
- you need fast, flicker-free LaTeX math rendering while typing
- you want to print or export markdown to PDF from the browser

## When to avoid
- you need collaboration, cloud sync, or multi-file project management
- you need a full-featured editor with plugins, versioning, or integrations
- you need a maintained tool with active development or a defined license file

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, markdown, pdf, templating
- domain: text-editors, web-development, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: distraction-free, markdown-editor, latex, mathjax, offline, client-side, writing, web-server

## Member repositories
- josephernest/writing (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.180052+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 2026-08-30T06:41:48.680790+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/josephernest/writing (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.180052+00:00, sha 5523eeaaa854)
  - homepage: https://josephernest.github.io/writing/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:45:21.512507+00:00, sha f979fccfa56f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.