Downright Alternatives

Apps similar to Downright include Typora. It's paid, but ghostwriter and Clearly Markdown are free. Other options are Marknote, Ferrite, marka.md and Hemingway Editor. There's no shortage of Text Editors like Downright, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and iPad.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Archimedes icon
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    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  3. TypoZen icon
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    TypoZen is a Markdown editor and an ePub reader in one quiet window: somewhere to write in the morning and somewhere to read in the evening, without switching apps or going near the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Markdown editor that gets out of your way. Split-pane editing with live preview, 4 themes (Editorial, Midnight, Mono, Sepia), focus mode, tabbed editing, auto-save, version history, image paste support, and 10 built-in templates.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Writeopia icon
     3 likes

    Writeopia is a modern text editor that integrates AI while prioritizing offline functionality and user privacy. Unlike cloud-based AI assistants, Writeopia allows you to choose your own AI model and interact with it locally, ensuring that your data stays on your device.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Deepdwn icon
     3 likes

    Deepdwn is a markdown editing suite, designed to organize and edit collections of markdown files.

    101 Deepdwn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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
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  10. MWeb icon
     10 likes

    MWeb can handle professional-level markdown with support for markdown extensions. It provides publishing to various social networks and blogging formats, as well as various preview themes.

    62 MWeb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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