A simple, opinionated plain text editor designed for writers, journalists and researchers. Jottr is not meant to be a full-featured text editor, but rather a simple and easy to use tool for writing. It's not aimed at developers.
- Tab Autocompletion: Inline autocompletion suggestions based on your personal dictionary
- User Dictionary: Build your own vocabulary for better suggestions
- Text Snippets: Save and reuse frequently used text blocks. Just save any text as snippet and insert it anywhere by double-clicking the snippet.
- Word Count: Real-time statistics for words and characters.
- Integrated Browser: Browse reference materials without leaving the editor
- Custom Search Contexts: Right-click any text to perform a Google search or a custom search on your desired website:
- AP News
- Reuters
- BBC
- or any custom websites
- Distraction-Free Mode: Clean, minimal interface for focused writing
- Customizable Themes: Light, dark and sepia themes for the editor
- Font Customization: Choose your perfect writing font and size
- Zoom Controls: Easily adjust text size with keyboard shortcuts
- Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Native look and feel on each platform
- Consistent feature set across all systems
Downloads are available from the Releases section.
Either download the package for your distribution or clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/mfat/jottr
cd jottr
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
cd src/jottr
python3 main.py