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Zettlr

Supercharged academic Markdown editor and Zettelkasten research workbench.

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LicenseGPL-3.0
GitHub stars10.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Zotero IntegrationMarkdownZettelkastenPkmTypescriptAcademic Writing
Overview

Why consider Zettlr?

Zettlr is an open-source Markdown editor engineered for researchers, journalists, and academics. It supports Zettelkasten method linking, citation managers (Zotero, JabRef), and Pandoc document publishing.

Guided learning

Learn Zettlr by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Zettlr

Zettlr bridges note-taking and academic publishing, extracting references directly from bibliography files and generating PDF manuscripts with one click.

Installation

bash
1# macOS via Homebrew
2brew install --cask zettlr
3
4# Windows via Winget
5winget install Zettlr.Zettlr

Zettlr is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0).

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Zettlr FAQs

Zettlr is listed as a Productivity tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Zettlr is listed under the GPL-3.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Zettlr is listed as an alternative to Scrivener. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.