admin@lm.boing.icu to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoSoftware for writingmessage-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareSoftware for writingadmin@lm.boing.icu to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
For those who do write novels, books etc. What software do you use? What format? FOSS or proprietary?
minus-squareKevin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-211 months agoI don’t write books but I’ve helped written a couple textbooks which used LaTeX. I personally use TeXstudio, but there’s many clients out there. If you appreciate beautiful typesetting, you’ll likely enjoy TeX despite its learning curve.
minus-squarenl_the_shadow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-211 months ago+1 for LaTeX. Did my PhD dissertation in it, wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. I prefer Visual Studio Code with a couple of plugins as an editor.
I don’t write books but I’ve helped written a couple textbooks which used LaTeX. I personally use TeXstudio, but there’s many clients out there. If you appreciate beautiful typesetting, you’ll likely enjoy TeX despite its learning curve.
+1 for LaTeX. Did my PhD dissertation in it, wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. I prefer Visual Studio Code with a couple of plugins as an editor.