storytold/wordcraft
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What it is
A clean-room, open-source word processor written in pure Rust, with a Word-style ribbon, styles, tables, track changes, references and mail merge. It reads and writes .docx and other formats, runs natively on major desktop platforms and in the browser via WebAssembly, and uses…
Who it's for
Users and developers who want an open-source, Word-compatible document editor, or who want to build on a Rust word processor
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- Best place on RepoAlerts: #38, on 18 Oct 2026
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