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Writing

Lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown

Notes & Knowledge Base ★ 1.1k stars Medium setup MIT

Lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported). No lag when writing.

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Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Active community (1.1k GitHub stars)
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM

Is Writing secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Writing's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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SelfHostIndex: 17 · at risk

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[![SelfHostIndex health score for Writing](https://selfhostindex.com/badge/writing.svg)](https://selfhostindex.com/app/writing/)
HTML
<a href="https://selfhostindex.com/app/writing/"><img src="https://selfhostindex.com/badge/writing.svg" alt="SelfHostIndex health score for Writing"></a>
reStructuredText
.. image:: https://selfhostindex.com/badge/writing.svg
   :alt: SelfHostIndex health score for Writing
   :target: https://selfhostindex.com/app/writing/

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