MacDown AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Note-taking Tools
The best Note-taking alternative to MacDown is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or Marknote. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MacDown and 13 are Note-taking Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Note-taking Tool alternatives to MacDown are MarkFlowy, Fleschkey, Notepack and Notepad App.
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- 314 likes163 Typora alternatives
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...
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron
Top Typora Features
Typora VS MacDown
Is Typora a good alternative to MacDown? - 97 likes133 ghostwriter alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Mac
Top ghostwriter Features
ghostwriter VS MacDown
Is ghostwriter a good alternative to MacDown? - 13 likes76 Marknote alternatives
Marknote lets you create rich text notes and easily organise them into notebooks. You can personalise your notebooks by choosing an icon and accent color for each one, making it easy to distinguish between them and keep your notes at your fingertips.
Top Marknote Features
Marknote VS MacDown
Is Marknote a good alternative to MacDown? - 8 likes51 MarkFlowy alternatives
Modern markdown editor application, Build fast and efficient workflows.
MarkFlowy Features
MarkFlowy VS MacDown
Is MarkFlowy a good alternative to MacDown? - 3 likes52 Fleschkey alternatives
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.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Top Fleschkey Features
Fleschkey VS MacDown
Is Fleschkey a good alternative to MacDown? - 14 likes335 Notepack alternatives
Privacy oriented, without vendor lock in note organizer, todo list desktop application. Work offline with text, markdown and pdf files.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
- Linux
Notepack Features
Notepack VS MacDown
Is Notepack a good alternative to MacDown? - 3 likes67 Notepad App alternatives
A markdown-based notes app for macOS, with simplicity and moderation.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
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- Mac
Notepad App Features
Notepad App VS MacDown
Is Notepad App a good alternative to MacDown? - 4 likes125 Paper alternatives
Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you don’t need it.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Paper Features
Paper VS MacDown
Is Paper a good alternative to MacDown? - 1 like48 ToolStack Folio alternatives
A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper).
License model
- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
ToolStack Folio Features
ToolStack Folio VS MacDown
Is ToolStack Folio a good alternative to MacDown? - 2 likes96 Deepdwn alternatives
Deepdwn is a markdown editing suite, designed to organize and edit collections of markdown files.
Top Deepdwn Features
Deepdwn VS MacDown
Is Deepdwn a good alternative to MacDown? - 3 likes183 SpringNotes alternatives
Write styled Markdown notes, sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad add to-dos and tags, export to a variety of formats and choose your favourite style from a variety of colourful themes.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
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Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
SpringNotes Features
SpringNotes VS MacDown
Is SpringNotes a good alternative to MacDown? - 4 likes77 PileMD alternatives
PileMd has a really beautiful Markdown Editor, looks like Preview. It's like a RichText Editor but it's actually Markdown, and it works like a word processor, complete with Undo/Redo histories, list completion and clickable urls.
DiscontinuedLast release was in 2016, still available from the website.
PileMD VS MacDown
Is PileMD a good alternative to MacDown?