From idea to publication in one app: Zettlr supports your writing process at every stage — from initial notes to journal submission or book manuscript.
Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Zettlr is Free and Open Source software, supported by donations.
Zettlr is Privacy First: There is no forced cloud-synchronization or telemetry, and all files stay on your computer.
Manage all your writing projects in one app: From the initial idea to a final publication, already typeset in the appropriate template.
Hook Zettlr into your reference manager to have all your sources when you need them.
Why Zettlr?
Writing today is complex and involves many decisions. "How do I organize my notes?"; "Where should I put my to-do list items?"; "What does my progress look like?"
Zettlr brings simplicity back to your writing.
Open-minded writing that adapts to your style.
Fast information retrieval that finds what matters to you.
All the right tools to keep track of the journal submission process.
Versatile exporting that adapts to every publication pipeline.
Focus on what matters to you.
Publish, not perish.
Associate Professor of Journalism,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Investigative Journalist, San Francisco
Zettlr is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). This means: Your notes stay where you put them. No forced cloud synchronization, no hidden costs, and no strings attached. Additionally, Zettlr fully respects your privacy: No telemetry, no A/B testing, or any experiments. The only time Zettlr connects to the internet is to check for updates. And if you want to, you can even disable that.
There's no fineprint
Zettlr provides first-class support for your reference manager. Whether you use Zotero, JabRef, or Juris-M — Zettlr supports them all. Simply load your library into Zettlr, and begin to cite. Zettlr supports industry standard citations, allowing you to use one of over 9,000 different styles.
Learn how to cite with Zettlr
Nobody writes in a vacuum: We are all embedded in various workflows. Our colleagues and employers use many different tools and they have differing approaches to how they want to collaborate with you. Do you work at a university where all your colleagues use Word? Do you use LanguageTool for grammar checking? Zettlr makes it easy to integrate into whatever work environment you are in.
Read how to integrate LanguageTool
From bare metal code to rich text: With Zettlr, you decide how much WYSIWYG you see. LaTeX math equations and Mermaid charts are rendered as well so that you can spot issues immediately. And it doesn't stop there: Zettlr lets you tweak every pixel of the app with a large amount of settings that you control and the ability to use custom CSS.
How to use Custom CSS
Whether STEM, social sciences or humanities: most conferences and journals have strict submission requirements. Whatever your situation is: With its powerful profile system, powered by Pandoc, you can export any paper with a template in just one click. Simply create a new profile, add your template, and click export.
And if you need a quick presentation for the conference, Zettlr got you covered, too. Be it Beamer, reveal.js, or Powerpoint: With a few settings, you can create profiles for many types of presentations.
Set up Journal Submission Workflows
Not all aspects of writing are inspiring: Sometimes, we just have to use a standardized format for our notes, or we need some boilerplate code. Zettlr includes a powerful snippets system that allows you to define blueprints for files that you can quickly insert anywhere. It includes variable support, tabstopps, and many more features.
Learn about Snippets
In recent years, the centuries old technique of utilizing a Zettelkasten to organize your knowledge has seen a revival. Zettlr offers first-class support for any style of curating your own Zettelkasten.
Zettlr supports note IDs, internal Wiki-style links, related files, seamless navigation, and even a graph view. However your brain works, Zettlr is here to support you.
Learn about the Zettelkasten methodologyZettlr is Free and Open Source Software. Try it out today!
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