DownMarker Alternatives

DownMarker is described as 'Viewer and editor for markdown files' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to DownMarker for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best DownMarker alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Mark Text or ghostwriter. Other great apps like DownMarker are StackEdit, ReText, MacDown and MarkdownPad.

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DownMarker is a viewer and editor for markdown files.

It can be used to create a wiki on your desktop, in your dropbox, alongside your code in version control repositories... No web server required!.

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DownMarker alternatives page was last updated Apr 30, 2022
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  1. Typora icon
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    Typora

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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...

    161 Typora alternatives
    Typora screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    Typora screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Write files in markdown
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Save as Markdown
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Simple text editor
    9.  Multiplatform
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  No registration required
    Typora iconDownMarker Icon

    Typora VS DownMarker

    Is Typora a good alternative to DownMarker?
     

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

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to DownMarker.

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

     115 likes
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    Open-source Markdown editor on Mac, Windows, and Linux offering real-time preview, clean interface, and various themes. Supports math expressions, exports HTML/PDF, allows image pasting, and more.

    101 Mark Text alternatives
    GitHub Flavored Markdown

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    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.  Text editing
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  No registration required
    12.  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 iconDownMarker Icon

    Mark Text VS DownMarker

    Is Mark Text a good alternative to DownMarker?
     

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

    • Mark Text is Free and Open SourceDownMarker 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.

    132 ghostwriter alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Mac
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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.  Ad-free
    11.  Works Offline
    12. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    ghostwriter iconDownMarker Icon

    ghostwriter VS DownMarker

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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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  6. StackEdit icon
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    StackEdit

     89 likes
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    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    80 StackEdit alternatives
    StackEdit 5 - Split interface (Dark)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    StackEdit screenshot 1

    StackEdit Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  0data
    7. Tumblr icon  Tumblr integration
    8.  Write files in markdown
    9. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    StackEdit iconDownMarker Icon

    StackEdit VS DownMarker

    Is StackEdit a good alternative to DownMarker?
     

    • StackEdit is the most popular Web-based alternative to DownMarker.

    • StackEdit is Free and Open SourceDownMarker is also Free and Open Source
  7. ReText icon
    ReText icon

    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.

    200 ReText alternatives
    ReText screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ReText screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  ReStructuredText
    ReText iconDownMarker Icon

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  8. MacDown icon
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    MacDown

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    MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou.

    56 MacDown alternatives
    What it looks like

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Preferences
    Syntax highlighting

    MacDown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.7.3) is from January 2020, but the software still works fine, and can be downloaded from the official website or the GitHub repository.

    MacDown iconDownMarker Icon

    MacDown VS DownMarker

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  10. MarkdownPad icon
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    MarkdownPad

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    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.

    96 MarkdownPad alternatives
    MarkdownPad screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MarkdownPad Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
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    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.5, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    MarkdownPad iconDownMarker Icon

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  11. Byword icon
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    Byword

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

    152 Byword alternatives
    Byword screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Byword screenshot 1
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    Byword screenshot 3

    Byword Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Distraction-free Writing
    4. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    5.  Synchronization
    Byword iconDownMarker Icon

    Byword VS DownMarker

    Is Byword a good alternative to DownMarker?
     

    • Byword is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to DownMarker.

    • Byword is Paid and ProprietaryDownMarker is Free and Open Source
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    Zen Editor

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    Zen by Unit is a free, minimal, fast, private writing app. Just open and use.

    78 Zen Editor alternatives
    Zen Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Zen Editor screenshot 1
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    +2
    Zen Editor screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Online editor
    Zen Editor iconDownMarker Icon

    Zen Editor VS DownMarker

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  13. Dillinger icon
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    Dillinger

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    Dillinger is a cloud-enabled, mobile-ready, offline-storage, AngularJS powered HTML5 Markdown editor.

    84 Dillinger alternatives
    Dillinger screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Dillinger Features

    1.  Online editor
    2.  Vim key mapping
    Dillinger iconDownMarker Icon

    Dillinger VS DownMarker

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  14. Marked icon
    Marked icon

    Marked

     18 likes
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    Marked 2 is a previewer (not an editor) for Markdown, MultiMarkdown and other text markup languages. It updates live every time you save your document in your favorite text editor, comes with writing analysis tools, and is powerfully flexible.

    63 Marked alternatives
    Marked screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Marked Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
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    Marked screenshot 3
    Marked iconDownMarker Icon

    Marked VS DownMarker

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    MdCharm

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    MdCharm is a wiki editor written in Qt which supports markdown. It has features like live preview, pdf/html/odt exporting, opening directory as project, custom css, code syntax highlighting and much more.

    51 MdCharm alternatives
    MdCharm screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    MdCharm Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Tabbed interface
    MdCharm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is not maintained anymore. Last update is from 2014.

    MdCharm iconDownMarker Icon

    MdCharm VS DownMarker

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