QuillArk 1.4.0 for Linux (64-bit)
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Write the book. Build the world. Keep it yours.

QuillArk keeps everything you write in ordinary Markdown files in a folder you
choose. There is no account, no subscription, and nothing is ever uploaded.


TO RUN IT WITHOUT INSTALLING
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  ./run.sh

That is all. The folder can live anywhere, including a USB stick.


TO INSTALL IT PROPERLY
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  sudo ./install.sh

This puts QuillArk in /opt/QuillArk, adds it to your applications menu, and
lets you start it by typing "quillark". It also gives Chromium's sandbox
helper the permissions it needs, which a portable copy cannot.

To remove it again:  sudo ./uninstall.sh

If you use Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Debian, the .deb package is the easier
option — double-click it and your package manager does all of the above.


IF IT DOES NOT START
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Most often this is a missing system library. Install them with:

  sudo apt install libgtk-3-0 libnotify4 libnss3 libxss1 libxtst6 \
                   libatspi2.0-0 libsecret-1-0 xdg-utils

On Ubuntu 24.04 and Linux Mint 22 those names may end in "t64"; apt will tell
you and the t64 package is the right one.


YOUR WORK
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Your books live in the folder you pick on first launch, and settings live in
~/.config/QuillArk. Neither install.sh nor uninstall.sh touches them.

Third-party licences are in THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md.

Website: https://brandonmysliwiec.com/quillark/
