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Cheese Paper

Organized writing in sections

by Brie

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Official site: flathub.org

About Cheese Paper

Cheese Paper is a text editor for writing long form prose, particularly fiction. Projects are broken down into scenes which each have notes and summaries, and can be moved around independently.

Features:

See your notes as you write: jot down something for later, plan our where a scene will go before writing it, or summarize a scene to help organize your story

Fill out notes in the editor: Dedicated documents for characters and information about the world

Syncing support: delete files, move them, or add new ones. Cheese Paper will automatically process it, no restart required

Simple files: the file format is specifically designed to be simple enough to edit on a phone. Sync to another device and access your project at all times

Themes: Use supplied dark and light themes, or create your own

Outline Export: Produce a single file outline containing your notes (but not story prose) which can easily be shared

Story Export: Combine all of the scenes into a single markdown file that can easily be transformed into a wide variety of formats, including epub, docx, html, or pdf (with programs such as Pandoc)

Randomize your theme: text too readable? Colors too pleasant? Not enough whimsy? Randomize every single color with no coordination, no consistency, and no concern for contrast (to the horror of everyone around you)

The underlying text is all Markdown, so the file format is simple. Metadata is added to the underlying format in a TOML header, also simple and easy to edit. Any files created outside the editor are automatically read in and processed like any other files, even if some or all of the metadata is missing. It is entirely possible to create, edit, move, and delete files from another text editor, even your phone. Cheese Paper also plays nicely with syncing programs - if you sync the files on disk, it will happily load them.

How to install Cheese Paper

  1. Click Download — the developer's official website opens in a new tab.
  2. Download the latest version there and run it. Choose Custom/Advanced where offered, and skip any bundled extras.
  3. Prefer the command line? With Flatpak you can install and update it with: flatpak install flathub gay.brie.CheesePaper
  4. Open Cheese Paper once it finishes installing.
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Frequently asked questions

Is Cheese Paper free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to flathub.org, the developer's official site, where Cheese Paper is available to download. Flatnic doesn't host or modify any files.

How do I install Cheese Paper from the command line?

With Flatpak, run: flatpak install flathub gay.brie.CheesePaper. This installs it from the official source and keeps it updated.

Is Cheese Paper safe?

Cheese Paper downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.

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