From 91a68ba3b0f4585249ed36915504ac939e41d44e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steffen Becker Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 23:00:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 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. --- README.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ca4df3a..964f41c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ --- -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) Sample File from https://sample-files.com/ @@ -39,16 +41,24 @@ Sample File from https://sample-files.com/ ## 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 @@ -89,5 +99,6 @@ own licenses — see [THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md](THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md). *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.