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Gingko Writer vs Leo Editor

Gingko Writer

gingkowriter.com

Leo Editor

leo-editor.github.io

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FigureGingko WriterLeo Editor
Price from$9.75/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published31
Spec score · Outliner Software8.3 (#10)8.0 (#16)
Spec score · Outlining Software8.4 (#9)8.1 (#13)

Plans

Gingko Writer

  • Pay Yearly$117 a year
  • Pay Monthly$12.75 a month
  • Free TrialFree

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Leo Editor

  • Leo EditorFree

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In their own words

Gingko Writer

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Leo Editor

Leo Editor is a free, open-source programmable editor, outliner, and knowledge base for arranging code, writing, and research in flexible outlines. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, through an API, and as self-hosted software. Cloned nodes allow one idea to appear in several outline locations while remaining synchronized. Navigation includes expanding and collapsing, hoisting, promoting, clones, and clickable links, with backlinks available for related sections. Users can automate workflows with Python scripts, commands, and plugins. Outlines export to HTML, MORE, Markdown, Org mode, reStructuredText, and Vim outline formats. Jupyter integration lets @jupytext nodes represent notebook cells and save changes back to .ipynb files. The leoBridge module exposes Leo content to Python host programs. A WebSocket server accepts JSON queries and changes, using password challenge-response authentication; TLS is optional. Leo requires Python 3.9 or later and is distributed under the MIT license.

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