docs: the README carries 0.2.0's features and a measured first-load size

Feature bullets grow by chapter numbering, list styles, password
protection, the letter gallery, threaded comments, the book layout and
a Word/LibreOffice interoperability line; the beta note links the open
items. The size claim is measured over the wire (under 2 MB, footnoted),
and a browser bullet says where Save writes back to the file.
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EdenText is a web-based, powerful word processor for everything from quick notes to full-length books. No server, no account — processing runs locally and your documents never leave your computer. Just one URL away, or completely offline as a slim browser app — only ~1 MB[^1].
EdenText is a web-based, powerful word processor for everything from quick notes to full-length books. No server, no account — processing runs locally and your documents never leave your computer. Just one URL away, or completely offline as a slim browser app — under 2 MB on first load[^1]. The interface comes in English and German.
> [!NOTE]
> EdenText is young, in **beta** and actively developed — more features are on
> the way. It is tested — the full suite plus LibreOffice round-trip checks run
> on every commit — but expect occasional bugs, and keep backups of documents
> you care about. The browser copy also keeps the last three versions of the open
> document, and offers them if it ever fails to load one.
> document, and offers them if it ever fails to load one. What is still missing is
> listed under [Not yet implemented](CHANGELOG.md#not-yet-implemented) and
> [Known limitations](CHANGELOG.md#known-limitations).
[![EdenText editing a multi-column document](docs/screenshot.png)](https://edentext.app)
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## Features
- **Real page layout** — A4/Letter pages, margins, headers & footers, footnotes,
columns, page numbering, watermarks, ...
columns, page and line numbering, watermarks; mirrored margins and chapters
opening on a right-hand page for books
- **Opens and saves `.odt` and `.docx`**, exports PDF; templates (`.ott`/`.dotx`)
- **Styles** — paragraph, character and table styles with inheritance
and a letter gallery (DIN 5008); password-protected files in both formats
- **Plays well with Word and LibreOffice** — exported files open in both without
a repair prompt, and every commit re-saves the test corpus through LibreOffice
- **Styles** — paragraph, character, table and list styles with inheritance,
chapter numbering
- **Tables** with styles, sorting and spreadsheet-style formulas
- **Everything a thesis needs** — table of contents, captions, cross-references,
citations & bibliography, alphabetical index, formulas (LaTeX)
- **Review tools** — track changes, comments, spell check (English & German),
synonyms
- **Review tools** — track changes and threaded comments with margin balloons,
printable markup, spell check (English & German), synonyms
- **Private by design** — your documents never leave your computer, all
processing runs locally; works offline as an installable app
- **Any current browser** — in Chrome and Edge, Save writes back to the opened
file; other browsers receive each save as a download, so turn on "Always ask
where to save" in their settings to pick the location
## Development
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*EdenText is an independent project, not affiliated with Microsoft or The
Document Foundation. `.docx` and `.odt` are supported for interoperability.*
[^1]: First load, compressed. Further fonts, spell-check dictionaries and the
thesaurus load on demand; the complete offline install is ~25 MB.
[^1]: Over the wire, compressed: ~0.4 MB of app code, the rest the bundled fonts a
page shows and the spell checker with its dictionary. Further fonts, the second
dictionary and the thesaurus load on demand; the complete offline install is ~25 MB.