Markdown Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Markdown for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is LaTeX, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Markdown and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Markdown are CommonMark, R Markdown, YAML and XML.

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  1. LaTeX icon

    LaTeX

     159 likes

    LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.

    17 LaTeX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Document output
     
  2. CommonMark icon

    CommonMark

     3 likes

    For short it's the Markdown syntax standard. It replaces the old original Markdown.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. R Markdown icon

    R Markdown

     5 likes

    The rmarkdown package helps you create dynamic analysis documents that combine code, rendered output (such as figures), and prose. You bring your data, code, and ideas, and R Markdown renders your content into a polished document that can be used to:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    The Rstudio IDE with a HTML document result on the right
     
  5. YAML icon

    YAML

     29 likes

    YAML is a human-readable data serialization language. It is commonly used for configuration files and in applications where data are being stored or transmitted. YAML targets many of the same communications applications as Extensible Markup Language (XML) but has a minimal...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. XML icon

    XML

     11 likes

    Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format which is both human-readable and machine-readable.

    10 XML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. MEML icon

    MEML

     2 likes

    MEML is a Lisp-like markup language for web development that transpiles directly to HTML5. MEML has features like easier file imports, a developer environment tool (MLD), components that can be used on multiple pages, and more.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. MyST Markdown icon

    MyST Markdown

     2 likes

    MyST makes Markdown more extensible & powerful to support an ecosystem of tools for computational narratives, technical documentation, and open scientific communication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Markdown
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
     
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