Based on our record, JotterPad should be more popular than Manuskript. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Looks like you want something that integrates well with your workflow. The closest to your description seems to be Manuskript although I haven't used it. But your requirement of "keeping notes and frameworks and linking back and forth" should be possible by stitching together existing Linux tools using a syntax like markdown or asciidoc so that you can use any text editor to write your story and use external tools... Source: over 2 years ago
I only use editors that render markdown with the markup. I found: Desktop: https://typora.io/ Mobile (and Desktop): https://jotterpad.app/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
Also has hybrid rendering! No weird 2nd pane just to have the readable pretty markdown. For android: https://jotterpad.app/ (also has a desktop app, never tested it though). - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
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