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Ferrite

A fast, lightweight text editor for Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML files. Built with Rust and egui for a native, responsive experience.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Flathub
  • Flatpak
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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Customizable

Features

  1.  No registration required
  2.  No Tracking
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Live Preview
  5.  Support for MarkDown
  6.  Works Offline
  7.  WYSIWYG Support
  8.  Syntax Highlighting
  9.  Scroll sync
  10.  Search and Replace
  11.  Support for regular expressions
  12.  Split-screen view
  13. Git icon  Git integration
  14.  Markdown preview
  15.  Mermaid support
  16.  Distraction-free Writing

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Ferrite information

  • Developed by

    NO flagOla Prøis
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    51 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  861 Stars
  •  27 Forks
  •  10 Open Issues
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What is Ferrite?

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

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