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WriteMonkey
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Free
Free
Free to download and use on as many machines as needed · Donor-only plugins are available separately
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WriteMonkey 3
Free
Free to download and use on as many machines as needed · plugins available to donors for any donation amount
Read 11 Oct 2026 · writemonkey.com
On the record
- AI plugin
- The site lists a ChatGPT helper plugin that supports continuing previous conversations, copying conversations, clipboard use, and proxy servers, and says it works with GPT-4.writemonkey.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Backups
- The documentation describes database backups and says automatic backups default to every six hours when the application loses focus.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud sync
- The documentation lists a cloud synchronization mechanism among modules missing in the January 2023 state it describes.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Editing
- It offers full-screen writing, a themeable single-window interface, UTF-8 text editing, and support for large documents.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- File format limit
- The documentation says WriteMonkey 3 can currently handle only UTF-8 text files.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The documented installation process is to download the ZIP for the operating system and unzip it; the documentation says there is no special installation procedure for version 3.3.0.writemonkey.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Markdown and export
- It supports Markdown, including footnotes, tables of contents, and KaTeX expressions, and includes templates for printing or exporting to PDF.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Organization
- It supports projects that split long-form writing into separate documents, full-text library search, a snippet repository, and a Jumps tool with a live document table of contents, bookmarks, and comments.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- WriteMonkey 3 can be expanded through a plugin engine and API, and the maker says plugins are available to donors.writemonkey.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Storage
- The documentation says documents are stored locally in a database file, and documents can also be saved as regular text files.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs bug reports, feature suggestions, and general discussions to the project's GitHub issues page.writemonkey.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- WriteMonkey 3 is a minimal, plain-text, distraction-free, keyboard-friendly Markdown-enabled text editor for writers.writemonkey.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes WriteMonkey 3 as a writing environment for writers, with organizational and publishing capabilities alongside its primary text-editing function.writemonkey.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Writing tools
- Its listed tools include live word and character counts, a progress bar, session and Pomodoro timers, sentence or paragraph highlighting, typewriter scrolling, and inline spell checking.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
