---
name: "retext"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "retext"
version: "8.1.0-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/retext"
---

# retext(1)

Text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText

## NAME

ReText - Text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText

## SYNOPSIS

**retext** \[*options*\] \[*files*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

ReText is a simple editor for Markdown, reStructuredText and Textile with support for plugging other markups using the Python-Markups module.

ReText supports tabs, live text preview and syntax highlighting. Supported export formats: HTML, ODT, PDF. It is also possible to write custom export extensions.

It is written in Python using Qt libraries.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Displays help on commandline options.

- **--help-all**

  Displays help including Qt specific options.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Displays version information.

- **--preview**

  Opens the files in preview mode (by default they are opened in edit mode).

- **--new-window**

  Creates a new window even if there is an existing one.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Dmitry Shachnev \<mitya57@debian.org\>.