Glow Alternatives

Glow is described as 'Terminal based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring out the beauty—and power—of the CLI' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to Glow for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Glow 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 Glow are Tenno, StackEdit, Hemingway Editor and Fleschkey.

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Glow is a terminal based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring out the beauty—and power—of the CLI.

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Glow alternatives page was last updated Oct 13, 2024
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  1. Typora icon

    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 panel.

    166 Typora alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    Typora screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Clean design
    5.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Write files in markdown
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Save as Markdown
    6.  Simple text editor
    7. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Multiplatform
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Works Offline

    Typora VS Glow

     

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

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Glow.

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

    Mark Text

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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.

    103 Mark Text alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
    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

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Clean design
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Lightweight

    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.  Tabbed interface
    9.  Text editing
    10.  Nested Folders
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required

    Mark Text VS Glow

     

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

    • Mark Text is Free and Open SourceGlow is also Free and Open Source
    • Mark Text is Privacy focused and LightweightGlow is not according to our users
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    ghostwriter

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    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.

    137 ghostwriter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    ghostwriter screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    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 VS Glow

     
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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. Tenno icon

    Tenno

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    A live editable Markdown editor that lets you add cells like Excel. You can think of Tenno as a mix of Word and Excel with a touch of Obsidian, Markdown and JavaScript.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Tenno screenshot 1

    Tenno Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Live editing
    8.  Web-Based
    9.  Tables
    10.  Charts

    Tenno VS Glow

     

    • Tenno is the most popular Web-based alternative to Glow.

    • Tenno is Free and ProprietaryGlow is Free and Open Source
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    StackEdit 5 - Split interface (Dark)

    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 VS Glow

     
  8. Hemingway Editor icon

    Hemingway Editor

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    Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.

    131 Hemingway Editor alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    Hemingway Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Writing assistance
    4.  Collaborative writing
    5.  Ebook writer
    6. Readability icon  Readability integration
    7.  Distraction-free Writing
    8.  Automated proofreading
    9.  Writing suggestions

    Hemingway Editor VS Glow

     
  10. Fleschkey icon

    Fleschkey

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    Fleschkey is a smart writing assistant that helps improve readability, clarity, and style by analyzing text using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test in real-time.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Fleschkey screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Embedded media
    5.  Local Storage
    6.  Rich Text Editor
    7.  Embedded video
    8.  Readability
    9.  Writing assistance

    Fleschkey VS Glow

     

    • Fleschkey is the most popular SaaS alternative to Glow.

    • Fleschkey is Paid and ProprietaryGlow is Free and Open Source
    • Fleschkey is Privacy focusedGlow is not according to our users
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    ReText

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

    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 VS Glow

     
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    Notepad App

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

    71 Notepad App alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Notepad App screenshot 1

    Notepad App Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Dark Mode

    Notepad App VS Glow

     
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    Haroopad

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    Haroopad is a markdown enabled document processor for creating web-friendly documents. You can author various formats of documents such as blog article, slide, presentation, report, and e-mail as if experts did.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Haroopad screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update was in December 2018.

    Haroopad Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Vim Key Mapping
    3.  Publishing

    Haroopad VS Glow

     
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    Dillinger

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

    86 Dillinger alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Dillinger screenshot 1

    Dillinger Features

    1.  Online editor
    2.  Vim Key Mapping

    Dillinger VS Glow

     
  15. MarkdownPad icon

    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.

    98 MarkdownPad alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MarkdownPad screenshot 1
    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 Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    MarkdownPad VS Glow

     
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