5 Linux Writing Apps

There’s a lot of software out there for writers. You’ve probably got an app that you use and you’ve probably seen other apps advertised or recommended or used in a YouTube video. Here are five more that — perhaps — you haven’t considered. Each is good and one of them might be the right software for your needs.

Gvim

I have to include this one because Vim is my most-used writing tool, even though it’s not configured for prose by default — you have to configure it yourself, and that takes time. It also takes time to learn how to use Vim so you need to give yourself a couple months to even get started.

Gvim is graphical Vim. Vim is a plain text editor made to work well with lines. But I have configured it to function the way I want it to for working with paragraphs, with soft line wrapping. Some people are going to tell you that soft line wrapping (like you may be familiar with from software like word processors) is not the way to go, but I respectfully disagree. Soft line wrapping is what I am definitely committed to and I think it works fine.

Vim is excellent for writing articles or stories. It’s excellent for writing notes. I use it to type up lists and rough drafts. I use it for final drafts. Vim is excellent for any form of typing once you get it set up to work the way you want it to.