Software · Utilities & files

Manuscript

Read and edit Markdown files.

Completely free
Linux
Open source

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing: Markdown support.

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

Excerpts that establish this information

“Read and edit Markdown files” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Full-text search with match highlighting” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

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

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

Open your Markdown files for beautiful, distraction-free reading with syntax-highlighted code blocks, tables, task lists, and clickable links. When you need to edit, switch to a comfortable editor with live preview. Manuscript renders Markdown natively without a web engine, resulting in instant startup and low memory usage. It follows your system theme automatically and adapts to any screen size, from phones to desktops. Three view modes: Read, Edit, and Split with live preview Syntax-highlighted code blocks in 100+ languages Tables rendered as a grid with borders, header row and inline formatting Task list checkboxes Full-text search with match highlighting Customizable font, spacing, and content width File watching with automatic reload Recent files, drag and drop, printing

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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