# Zettlr/Zettlr

Your One-Stop Publication Workbench

Repository: https://github.com/Zettlr/Zettlr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zettlr
Homepage: https://www.zettlr.com
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: office, productivity, electron, offline, desktop, markdown, pdf, html, libreoffice, docx, zettlr, macos, pandoc, languages, linux, windows, nodejs
Last push: 2026-08-26T04:06:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3172, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 24, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13436, forks 832 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.319414+00:00)

## What it is
Zettlr is a free, open-source, privacy-first Markdown editor and publication workbench for academic and professional writing, built with Electron and TypeScript. It integrates reference managers like Zotero, supports Zettelkasten-style note-taking, and exports to 30+ formats via Pandoc.

## Use cases
- write academic papers and theses in markdown
- manage a zettelkasten of atomic notes
- insert citations from Zotero while writing
- export markdown to PDF, Word, or LaTeX
- organize writing projects and workspaces offline
- take linked notes with a graph view
- submit journal manuscripts using LaTeX templates

## When to choose
- you need citation and reference-manager integration in a markdown editor
- you want a privacy-first, offline desktop writing app with no forced cloud sync
- you follow the Zettelkasten method or need project-based academic writing
- you need flexible export to many formats via Pandoc

## When to avoid
- you need real-time cloud collaboration or co-editing
- you want a WYSIWYG word processor like Word or LibreOffice
- you need a mobile or web-based note-taking app
- you prefer plugin ecosystems like Obsidian's

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown, pdf, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, education, documentation, pdf
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: markdown-editor, academic-writing, zettelkasten, citations, zotero, pandoc, note-taking, privacy-first, offline, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- Zettlr/Zettlr (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.319414+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 2026-08-29T17:13:18.230277+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Zettlr/Zettlr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.319414+00:00, sha 88530795e806)
  - homepage: https://www.zettlr.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.447118+00:00, sha 161ba84e8b9c)
  - site_page: https://www.zettlr.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.456245+00:00, sha 659b9d989c92)
  - site_page: https://docs.zettlr.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.458086+00:00, sha 8e45be1e55c6)
  - site_page: https://www.zettlr.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.459688+00:00, sha 9505cd0b9f17)
  - site_page: https://docs.zettlr.com/en/editor/snippets (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.461304+00:00, sha 5c3d0a6b9b88)
  - site_page: https://docs.zettlr.com/en/pkms (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.463188+00:00, sha d25b8664031f)
  - site_page: https://docs.zettlr.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.464921+00:00, sha 8e45be1e55c6)
  - site_page: https://www.zettlr.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:39.466773+00:00, sha 5e978bbf9122)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.