Ghostwriter vs LivingWriter

Ghostwriter is a free Markdown text editor for distraction-free writing, available on Linux and Windows, with unofficial community-provided macOS support. It stores documents as local files and previews Markdown as HTML, which can be copied or exported. GitHub-flavored Markdown is supported, and export options include HTML, Pandoc, MultiMarkdown, and commonmark. Focus Mode highlights a selected area around the cursor, such as a line, sentence, paragraph, or three lines. Full-screen mode and Hemingway Mode provide other writing setups; Hemingway Mode disables backspace and delete. The editor includes light and dark themes, with options to create custom themes. Writers also get live word counts, document and session statistics, a document outline, autosave, and file backups. Linux installation instructions cover Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch Linux. The Windows download page lists a portable 64-bit version for Windows 10. On macOS, users must compile the source because an installer is not available. Ghostwriter is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3.0.

LivingWriter is writing software for drafting and organizing manuscripts, with an editor that supports chapters and subchapters. Its Free plan costs nothing and allows one manuscript of up to 25,000 words. The plan includes PDF export and three AI requests per month. LivingWriter runs on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, and mobile apps are available. Publishing tools, real-time collaboration, and version history are listed features, but there is no offline mode. The Pro plan offers unlimited manuscripts and word count, Word import, DOCX and print export, goals, Stash, and Research Board tools, as well as Canva and Google Drive integration, sharing, collaboration, and 25 AI requests per month. Pro + AI includes Pro features and unlimited AI requests across its features, plus AI tools for outlines, element generation, rewriting, analysis, summaries, screenplay conversion, chat, and image creation. The maker, LivingWriter, is headquartered in Albany, New York, United States.