Apostrophe AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Editors

The best Text Editor alternative to Apostrophe is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Mark Text or ghostwriter. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Apostrophe and nine of them are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to Apostrophe are Rentry.co, Norka, Notepad App and ReText.

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  1. Typora icon
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    Typora

     315 likes
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    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file management with tree and articles panels, and content organization through an outline...

    163 Typora alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  Write files in markdown
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Save as Markdown
    7.  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Simple text editor
    10.  Multiplatform
    11.  Export to PDF
    12.  Spell Checking
    13.  Nested Folders
    14.  Underline
    15.  Export to Word
    16.  Built-in themes
    17.  No registration required
    Typora iconApostrophe Icon

    Typora VS Apostrophe

    Is Typora a good alternative to Apostrophe?
     

    • Typora is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryApostrophe is Free and Open Source
    • Typora is LightweightApostrophe is not according to our users
  2. Mark Text icon
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    Mark Text

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    Mark Text is a Markdown editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It is a concise text editor, dedicated to improving your editing efficiency.

    102 Mark Text alternatives
    GitHub Flavored Markdown

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Auto-Completion
    Code Fence
    +4
    Source Code Mode

    Top Mark Text Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Real-time inline preview
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  Write files in markdown
    7.  Distraction-free Writing
    8.  Distraction-free
    9.  Text editing
    10.  Tabbed interface
    11.  Nested Folders
    12.  Works Offline
    13.  No registration required
    14.  MIT License
    15.  Electron based
    16.  Command palette
    17.  Integrated Search
    18.  Built-in themes
    19.  Syntax Highlighting
    Discontinued

    MarkText is no longer maintained since July 2022. Last version, 0.17.1, released in March 2022, can be still downloaded from GitHub. A fork a being developed here: https://github.com/jacobwhall/marktext

    Mark Text iconApostrophe Icon

    Mark Text VS Apostrophe

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    • Mark Text is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Mark Text is Free and Open SourceApostrophe is also Free and Open Source
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    ghostwriter

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    No excuses. No distractions. Just write. ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

    133 ghostwriter alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Mac
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    +1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Simple text editor
    4.  Stay Focused
    5.  Distraction-free Writing
    6.  Spell Checking
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Portable
    9.  Writing statistics
    10.  Word counter
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Works Offline
    13.  Export to Word
    14.  Support for LaTeX
    15.  WYSIWYG Support
    16.  Syntax Highlighting
    17.  Fullscreen support
    18.  Support for Large File
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    Typora

    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file manag...

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    Rentry.co

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    Rentry.co is a markdown pastebin and publishing service with preview, custom urls and editing. Fast, simple and free.

    177 Rentry.co alternatives
    Live markdown syntax highlighting

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    +1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Publishing
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Tab preview
    8.  Distraction-free Writing
    Rentry.co iconApostrophe Icon

    Rentry.co VS Apostrophe

    Is Rentry.co a good alternative to Apostrophe?
     

    • Rentry.co is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Rentry.co is Free and Open SourceApostrophe is also Free and Open Source
    • Rentry.co is LightweightApostrophe is not according to our users
  7. Norka icon
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    Norka

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    Imagine a hassle-free text-writing experience. Don't worry about saving files, complex markup, or accidentally deleted notes.

    54 Norka alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • elementary OS
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Spell Checking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Export to HTML
    9.  Simple text editor
    10.  Color Palette
    Norka iconApostrophe Icon

    Norka VS Apostrophe

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  8. Notepad App icon
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    Notepad App

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

    67 Notepad App alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Notepad App Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Dark Mode
    Notepad App iconApostrophe Icon

    Notepad App VS Apostrophe

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  10. ReText icon
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    ReText

     48 likes
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    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    199 ReText alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ReText screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  ReStructuredText
    ReText iconApostrophe Icon

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  11. Blank - A new writing-experience icon
    Blank - A new writing-experience icon

    Blank - A new writing-experience

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    Blank is a minimalistic, opinionated markdown editor made for writing. It works purely keyboard-based. It's minimalistic UI and WYSIWYG helps you stay focused on what really matters: content. Save to markdown or export your files to PDF.

    46 Blank - A new writing-experience alternatives
    Blank in Dark-Mode

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Blank - A new writing-experience Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Distraction-free Writing
    Blank in Light-Mode
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  12. Marker icon
    Marker icon

    Marker

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    A simple GTK+ Markdown text editor with dual-pane live preview, spellcheck, style and theme support, and export to HTML and PDF.

    9 Marker alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Marker screenshot 1
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    +2
    Marker screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  Gtk
    7.  Export to HTML
    Marker iconApostrophe Icon

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