Markie is a wysiwyg editor for the markdown syntax written entirely in python with html preview of your own css.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Byword Alternatives
Apps similar to Byword include Zettlr, which is free and open source. Other options are Manuskript, ghostwriter, Clearly Markdown and MarkText. Text Editors like Byword are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, the web, Linux and iPad.
Alternatives list
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
Native macOS Markdown editor that also renders Markdown files in the Finder and inside Xcode.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
France
EU
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ZenWriter, an online text editor that cuts out all the distraction and lets you focus on letting your thoughts flow. It’s a full screen, zen-like program that offers few formatting options but a whole lot of tranquility
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Russia
19 Perpetual Notes alternativesWrite beautifully. Organize easily. Find everything. Fuss free writing. Saves notes as RTF files on user specified folder. Can search across all notes. No sign up/log in required. Portable application.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Writage is a new add-in for Word, which enables to edit Markdown documents. Zero knowledge of Markdown is required in order to write structured documents. No need to remember markup for hyperlink or footnote, or how to format a table.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Microsoft Office Word
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ConstEdit word processor is a Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge web browser extension. It writes doc in the html format, which is the standard internet webpage format. Documents written are therefore directly viewable with any web browsers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
One simple, clean place to write continuously for a set time without distraction — think through a new idea, write your next script, reflect on an event, whatever.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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JDarkRoom is a popular, simple full-screen text file editor with none of the usual bells and whistles that might distract you from the job in hand. If you are writing a speech, novel, essay, thesis or just need to be able to concentrate on your writing, then JDarkRoom may help...
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
750 Words is an online plain text editor with autosave and fullscreen edit options, 750 Words also lets you track your progress and earn points for achievements. Login with Google, Yahoo or Facebook Connect.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
Koalawriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free plain text editor with customizable background images and ambient music. Like its Mac OS counterpart Ommwriter, its onscreen controls fade out of sight when you begin to type and appear again on mouseover.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Australia
Unlike most word processors, myTexts stands apart from the rest with its simple to use user-friendly interface. Without the burdens of superfluous features common in other softwares, myTexts helps you get more meaning out of your words with less distraction.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
