Ferrite

Overview

Ferrite is a Markdown editor, available on Linux.

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: Markdown support, syntax highlighting, split view and Git integration.

File formats mentioned: CSV, JSON, YAML and TOML.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

At a glance

All of Ferrite is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

About

Ferrite is a fast, native markdown editor with live preview, syntax highlighting, and native Mermaid diagram rendering. Built with Rust and egui for excellent performance. Features include: Three view modes: Raw editing, Split view, and full WYSIWYG preview Native Mermaid diagram rendering (flowcharts, sequence, class, state, ER, Gantt, pie charts, and more) CSV/TSV viewer with rainbow column coloring and sorting JSON/YAML/TOML tree viewer with collapsible nodes Git integration with visual status indicators in file tree Workspace mode with file tree navigation Find and replace with regex support Synchronized scrolling between editor and preview Customizable syntax highlighting themes (25+ themes) Dark and light application themes Zen mode for distraction-free writing Multi-language interface support Multi-encoding file support with auto-detection

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)