(Un)colored Alternatives

(Un)colored has been discontinued. Similar apps include Zim, which is free and open source. Other options are Typora, TagSpaces, Marknote and Turtl. Note-taking Tools like (Un)colored are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad.

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  1. MarkdownPad icon
     63 likes

    MarkdownPad is a full-featured Markdown editor for Windows. Features: LivePreview : Instantly see how your documents look in HTML as you create them. Easy formatting with keyboard shortcuts. Markdown formatting can be applied (and removed) with handy keyboard shortcuts and toolb.

    111 MarkdownPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Stagsi icon
     8 likes

    Hackable SQLite-based tagging, any file format, with scripts and C# plugins, powerful search query language, 100k+ files managed with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. TakeNote icon
     5 likes

    TakeNote was made by developers for developers - a simple, plain-text note-taking app for the web with Markdown support. What you see is what you paste. No WYSIWIG, no formatting pasted from the web, and no features you don't need or want.

    271 TakeNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Byword icon
     53 likes

    Byword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

    167 Byword alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  5. Notepad App icon
     2 likes

    A markdown-based notes app for macOS, with simplicity and moderation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Docspell icon
     10 likes

    Docspell is a personal document organizer. You'll need a scanner to convert your papers into files. Docspell can then assist in organizing the resulting mess 😉.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Enso is a writing tool that helps you enter a state of flow.

    It does this by separating writing from editing and thus making it harder for you to edit yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Web Browser
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  8. MarkRight icon
     7 likes

    MarkRight is a simple but very efficient Markdown editor built using Electron and ClojureScript. It uses a dual pane interface that lets you focus on the task of writing, while providing a live preview so you can instantly see the results.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  9. LightPaper icon
     12 likes

    LightPaper lets you write your documents/articles/blogs using powerful features such as markdown, folder navigator, real and live preview, shadow notes, multi-tabs, custom styles, distraction free mode, syntax highlighting, math rendering, full GFM support including GitHub...

    65 LightPaper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. WordMark icon
     5 likes

    WordMark is a lightweight editor for markdown writers. You can easily publish posts to your blogs via WordMark including Wordpress, Ghost, Medium, Blogger, Github (Jekyll), Evernote, and so on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
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