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On the recordRead 9 Oct 202618 facts
ReText
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Free
Free
GNU GPL v2 or later · Python 3.9 or later required
Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Configuration
- ReText stores its configuration in a text file, and prints that file's path to stdout at startup.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Custom markup
- Users can add support for custom markups using Python modules.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- ReText requires PyQt6 and Markups 4.0 or later.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Editing options
- Document statistics, line numbers, spell checking, synchronized scrolling and a directory tree are configurable options.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Export and editing extensions
- The project wiki lists documentation for export extensions, Markdown syntax extensions, table editing mode and FakeVim mode.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- PDF,HTMLgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Install
- The project says to install Python 3.9 or later and run `pip3 install ReText`, or download the source tarball or clone the repository.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- ReText is licensed under the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Local file support
- Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Maintainer
- The project README credits Dmitry Shachnev and Maurice van der Pot for copyright.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Optional features
- The project recommends pyenchant for spell checking, chardet for encoding detection, and PyQt6-WebEngine for a preview engine with JavaScript support.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Preview
- The configuration supports editor, normal-preview and live-preview modes for new tabs.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Publishing workflow
- nonegithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- ReText is an editor for markup languages.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Supported markup
- Its Markups module supports Markdown, reStructuredText, Textile and AsciiDoc.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Translation
- The project says users can translate ReText through Transifex.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
