Open source and auditable
Ritemark is open source under the MIT License. Read every line, verify what it does with your files, contribute if you want to.
Why open source matters for a writing tool
You are trusting a writing tool with your documents. Draft manuscripts, client work, personal journals, business strategy. The tool has access to everything you write.
With a closed-source application, you take the company at their word that the tool does what it claims. With Ritemark, you can check. The entire source code is public. Security researchers can audit it. Developers can verify exactly what happens with your files.
Ritemark does not phone home. It does not sync your content to any server. It does not require an account. Your files stay as plain Markdown on your hard drive. The code proves this, and anyone can read it.
Source code and contributions
The Ritemark source code is hosted on GitHub under the MIT License. You can clone it, fork it, build it from source, or submit pull requests.
github.com/ProductoryHQ/ritemark-native
Bug reports, feature requests, and contributions are welcome. Open an issue on GitHub or submit a pull request. The project uses standard GitHub workflows for collaboration.
Built with
Ritemark is built on proven open source projects. Here is what runs under the hood.
| Project | Role in Ritemark |
|---|---|
| VS Code OSS | Application shell, workspace management, extension host |
| Electron 39 | Desktop application framework (macOS + Windows) |
| xterm.js | Terminal emulation for AI agent integration |
| Monaco Editor | Code editing capabilities |
| Tiptap | Visual rich-text editor (webview layer) |
| marked | Markdown parsing and rendering (extension layer) |
| Anthropic Claude Agent SDK | AI agent integration |
| OpenAI SDK | Multi-model AI agent support |
| Orama | Local document search and indexing |
| PapaParse | CSV file parsing and preview |
| SheetJS (xlsx) | Excel file handling |
| docx | Word document export |
| PDFKit | PDF generation |
| Turndown | HTML-to-markdown conversion |
| gray-matter | Frontmatter parsing |
| Lucide | Icon system |
License
Ritemark is released under the MIT License. You can use, modify, and distribute it freely. The MIT License is one of the most permissive open source licenses available.
Download Ritemark
Free and open source. Available for macOS and Windows.