Parchment
Write and edit plain text Source
Description
Parchment is a plain text editor that prioritizes immediate readability. It provides a minimal set of editing features in order to foster a smooth and distraction-free writing and editing experience.
Rating
Mobile Fit: 5Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!
Project status: released
This project has been developed so far, that its authors felt confident enough to create a release.
The project repository was created on 2026-04-02.
The last known commit happened on 2026-05-06.
Please note: This information is not updated continuously. This particular listing was last updated on 2026-05-07
Features
✔ This app is (according to its appstream metadata or description) intended to be compatible with mobile devices.
Packaging
Get it on Flathub!
Install as flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/ca.vtrlx.Parchment.flatpakref
Build and install your own flatpak: https://codeberg.org/vtrlx/parchment/raw/branch/main/ca.vtrlx.Parchment.Devel.json
If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:
Install* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.
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Licensing and technical details
License: GPL-3.0-or-later Metadata: FSFAP
Frameworks: GTK4 libadwaita
Build system: make
AppStream Metadata URL: https://codeberg.org/vtrlx/parchment/raw/branch/main/ca.vtrlx.Parchment.metainfo.xml