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Zettlr for Windows
Write Markdown documents, link research notes and manage citations with Zettlr, a free, open-source writing app for Windows.
- Operating system
- Windows 10 or newer
- Architecture
- x64
- Download package
- EXE installer
Publisher minimums: 1 GHz dual-core 64-bit processor, 1 GB RAM and 500 MB free disk space. Windows on ARM and 32-bit Windows are not supported.
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What is Zettlr?
Zettlr brings Markdown writing, linked notes and publication tools into one workspace. It suits researchers, students and writers who want to build a collection of notes and turn it into a paper or manuscript. Reference-manager integration supports citation workflows, while tags, full-text search and internal links help organize the material behind a draft.
The editor offers in-place or WYSIWYG Markdown preview, split views and writing statistics. Pandoc-based export profiles let you prepare documents for different publication formats and templates rather than maintaining a separate draft for each output.
This download is the Windows x64 EXE installer for version 4.9.0. The publisher requires Windows 10 or newer and explicitly excludes 32-bit Windows and Windows on ARM. Existing users should check the setup guide before upgrading: the publisher warns that skipping intervening releases can miss configuration migrations. The gallery image illustrates Zettlr's cross-platform editor with macOS window controls; Windows window decorations can differ.
What it offers
- Write Markdown with in-place or WYSIWYG preview and split-view editing.
- Use reference-manager integration, citations and citation previews for research writing.
- Organize notes with tags, internal Wiki-style links, note IDs and a graph view.
- Find material with full-text search and track progress with writing statistics.
- Export through Pandoc-supported formats and reusable publication profiles.
Good to know
- Requires Windows 10 or newer on x64; the publisher does not support 32-bit Windows or Windows on ARM.
- When upgrading an older installation, the publisher advises installing intervening releases in order because skipped configuration migrations can cause data corruption.
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References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- Download | Zettlr ↗Retrieved
- Your One-Stop Publication Workbench | Zettlr ↗Retrieved
- Features | Zettlr ↗Retrieved
- Setup | Zettlr Documentation ↗Retrieved
- Official Zettlr GitHub release metadata — v4.9.0 ↗Retrieved
- Zettlr - Download — normal passive browser observation ↗Retrieved
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