MacDown Alternatives

MacDown is described as 'Open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MacDown for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best MacDown alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or Marknote. Other great apps like MacDown are MarkFlowy, Hemingway Editor, Fleschkey and Norka.

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MacDown alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Text Editors or Todo List Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of 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.

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MacDown alternatives page was last updated Oct 25, 2024
  1. Byword icon
     52 likes

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

    154 Byword alternatives
    Byword screenshot 1

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Byword Features

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

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

    • Byword is Paid and ProprietaryMacDown is Free and Open Source
  2. Dillinger icon
     11 likes

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

    86 Dillinger alternatives
    Dillinger screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Dillinger Features

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

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  3. Zen Editor icon
     1 like

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

    80 Zen Editor alternatives
    Zen Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Zen Editor Features

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

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  4. Marked icon
     18 likes

    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
    Marked iconMacDown Icon

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  5. Paper icon
     4 likes

    Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you don’t need it.

    125 Paper alternatives
    Paper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Paper Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  Distraction-free
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Minimalistic
    8.  Fullscreen support
    9.  Distraction-free Writing
    10.  Customizable
    Paper iconMacDown Icon

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  6. MarkEdit icon
     1 like

    Just like TextEdit on Mac but dedicated to Markdown.

    9 MarkEdit alternatives
    MarkEdit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MarkEdit Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    MarkEdit iconMacDown Icon

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  7. Pine Markdown Editor icon
     5 likes

    A modern macOS markdown editor - themeable, tabs, sidebar, GitHub flavored markdown, exporting, latex and more.

    92 Pine Markdown Editor alternatives
    Pine Markdown Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Pine Markdown Editor Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.1.0) is from September 2019.

    Pine Markdown Editor iconMacDown Icon

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  8. Archimedes icon
     Like this app

    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    18 Archimedes alternatives
    Archimedes screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad

    Archimedes Features

    1.  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Spell Checking
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  LaTeX Math
    Archimedes iconMacDown Icon

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  9. ToolStack Folio icon
     1 like

    A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper).

    48 ToolStack Folio alternatives
    Preferences window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    ToolStack Folio Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Notebook
    7.  Gtk
    ToolStack Folio iconMacDown Icon

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  10. Markdown Edit icon
     22 likes

    Markdown Edit is a Windows desktop Markdown editor with an emphasis on content and keyboard shortcuts. There is minimal window chrome and most functions are accessed through keyboard shortcuts.

    74 Markdown Edit alternatives
    Markdown Edit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Markdown Edit Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    Discontinued

    According to the project's GitHub README.md, Markdown Edit is no longer maintained, and the author recommends Visual Studio Code.https://github.com/mike-ward/Markdown-Edit/

    Markdown Edit iconMacDown Icon

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  11. Deepdwn icon
     2 likes

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

    96 Deepdwn alternatives
    Deepdwn screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top Deepdwn Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Live Preview
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Autocompletion
    10.  Support for LaTeX
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Distraction-free
    Deepdwn iconMacDown Icon

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  12. Paragraphs icon
     3 likes

    Paragraphs is an app just for writers. It was built for one thing and one thing only: writing. It gives you everything you need to create brilliant prose and does away with the rest.

    43 Paragraphs alternatives
    Paragraphs screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Paragraphs iconMacDown Icon

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