Alternatives to Byword for Windows with any license

Markdown

Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to...
- Discontinued Last update was in Dec 2004. The original app is no longer developed but the Markdown language continues in use and support through many other projects.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
MarkDown support Text formatting Support for Windows Hello Add a feature

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FocusWriter

FocusWriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free word processor designed to immerse you as much as possible in your work. The program autosaves your progress, and reloads...
- It's the same visual experience, as known from Byword Guest • Sep 2015
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Customizable Distraction free writing Distraction-free UI Auto-saving ... Fullscreen support Multiple languages Distraction-free UI Portable Skin customization Tabbed interface Writing statistics Add a feature

171 Like
Manuskript

Open-source tool for writers. With outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Distraction free writing Visual timeline Tracking of characters File-organization ... Flat File CMS MarkDown support Notetaking Outline folding Revision History Export to ePub Export to PDF Social media collaboration Track Characters Tracking of locations Tracking of plots Tree structure Visual Organization Wordpress integration Add a feature

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ghostwriter

ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. For more information about Markdown, please...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
Distraction free writing Fullscreen support Support for Large File Lightweight ... Live Preview MarkDown support Night mode/Dark Theme Portable Spell checking Stay Focused Syntax Highlighting Writing statistics Add a feature

50 Like
iA Writer

The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well...

Commercial Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Distraction free writing HTML/CSS/JS rendering Integrated into iOS Support for LaTeX ... Night mode/Dark Theme Distraction-free UI Add a feature

79 Like
Haroopad

Haroopad is a markdown enabled document processor for creating web-friendly documents. You can author various formats of documents such as blog article, slide...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Blogging Add a feature

61 Like
Mark Text

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

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
MarkDown support Distraction free writing Real-time inline preview Clean design ... Export to HTML Night mode/Dark Theme Distraction-free UI Stay Focused Syntax Highlighting Add a feature

26 Like
WPS Writer

WPS Writer, part of WPS Office , is dependable and fast word processing software that is highly compatible with...

Freemium Windows Linux
Built-in PDF converter Crossplatform Compatible with Microsoft Office Office-like ... Tabbed interface Convert Word documents to PDF Add a feature

74 Like
Zettlr

Zettlr is a supercharged markdown editor that combines many writing editor features and collect them in one application. It aims at speeding up your workflow and help...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Cloud sync Export to HTML File management File-organization ... File Searching Integrated Search Latex Math Lightweight Multiple export options MarkDown support Night mode/Dark Theme Pomodoro timer Export to PDF Add a feature

19 Like
WriteMonkey

Writemonkey is a Windows zenware writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux
Command palette Customizable Distraction free writing Fullscreen support ... MarkDown support Distraction-free UI Portable Add a feature

115 Like
Abricotine

Abricotine is an open-source markdown editor for desktop. In Abricotine, you can preview your document directly in the text editor rather than in a side pane. -...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell
Distraction free writing Distraction-free UI Add a feature

26 Like
(Un)colored

Next generation desktop rich content editor that saves documents with themes. HTML & Markdown compatible.
- Discontinued Last Github commit on 2017. See https://github.com/n457/Uncolored
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
MarkDown support Add a feature

18 Like
ReText

ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview. It is written in Python using Qt...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Live Preview Add a feature

39 Like
Inkdrop

The note-taking app with robust Markdown editor, supporting macOS, Windows, and Linux. This app is designed to be the most convenient way to make notes in Markdown for...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone
MarkDown support Cloud sync Apps with End-to-End Encryption Colored tags ... Encrypted Notes Encryption Flow diagram visualisation Folder Hierarchy Latex Math Notetaking REST API Sequence Diagrams Share notes Support for Themes Add a feature

32 Like
Moeditor

Moeditor - Your all-purpose markdown editor. Built with Electron .

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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