logiai/editor-legacy

Legacy editor for writing books using GitBook (for Windows, Mac and Linux)

⚠️ New version of the editor available at https://www.gitbook.com/editor

GitBook Editor

This application is a simple editor for writing books. It's available for Windows, Linux (32 and 64bits) and Mac.

How to install it?

Download it from https://github.com/GitbookIO/editor-legacy/releases.

How to install it on Mac:

1. Download gitbook-mac.dmg
2. Open the file
3. Copy the Codebox application to your mac's Applications folder
4. Open it and start working

How to install it on Linux:

1. Download gitbook-linux32.tar.gz
2. Extract it using: tar -xvzf gitbook-linux32.tar.gz
3. Run the installation script cd GitBook && ./install.sh
4. There is now a shortcut on your desktop
5. Open it and start working

How to install it on Windows:

1. Download gitbook-win.zip
2. Extract it using a ZIP tool
3. Copy the GitBook folder to your desktop
4. Open GitBook.exe and start working

How to test it for development?

nw is an alias for node-webkit (version > 0.10.0).

$ npm install .
$ grunt build
$ nw ./ --remote-debugging-port=9222