Zettlr

The premium Open Source alternative to Obsidian

🎯 Best for:Academic writers and researchers using Markdown.

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What is Zettlr?

Replaces Obsidian and Scrivener. It integrates Zotero citation management and Pandoc export capabilities into a unified Markdown environment.

Tech Stack

TypeScriptKnowledge Base & Wiki

3/5/2026

Last Update

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Forks

539

Issues

GPL-3.0

License

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Competitor Cost

-$1,440

/ year (est. based on Obsidian)

Self-Hosted

/ year

Team Size10 Users

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