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WordGrinder

WordGrinder is a word processing application for the Unix terminal or Windows console. WordGrinder focuses on creating a minimalist word processing environment in order to reduce distractions for the end user. The application's author wrote the program for his own use while working on a novel. Files are saved in a text-based file format that includes options and styles with the document.

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Jun 12, 2026
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WordGrinder
Original authorDavid Given
Initial releaseOctober 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)
Stable release
0.81 Edit this on Wikidata / 24 October 2020 (24 October 2020)
Written inC, Lua
Operating systemLinux, Windows, macOS2
LicenseMIT License
Websitecowlark.com/wordgrinder/
Repositorygithub.com/davidgiven/wordgrinder

WordGrinder is a word processing application for the Unix terminal or Windows console.34 WordGrinder focuses on creating a minimalist word processing environment in order to reduce distractions for the end user. The application's author wrote the program for his own use while working on a novel.5 Files are saved in a text-based file format that includes options and styles with the document (versions prior to v0.7 used a binary file format instead of plain text).6

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  1. davidgiven. "Release WordGrinder 0.8". Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. wordgrinder — Homebrew Formulae
  3. Popov, Dimitri (13 Jan 2010). "WordGrinder: Word Processing Terminal Style". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. "WordGrinder: Command-line Based Word Processor for Ubuntu Linux". Hectic Geek. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. Germain, Jack (22 February 2012). "WordGrinder: Good, Old-Fashioned Text Editing Power". Linux Insider. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. "Simple Linux word processing with WordGrinder". iTWire. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.