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 a Text Editor 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 iPhone 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, Notepack, Hemingway Editor and ReText.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. MWeb icon
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    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.

    56 MWeb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Markdown Edit icon
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    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.

    69 Markdown Edit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Remarkable icon
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    A fully featured markdown editor for Linux. Features include Live Preview, PDF/HTML export, MathJax support, Syntax highlighting, customizable, keyboard shortcuts, GFM, images, tables and much more.

    59 Remarkable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Paragraphs icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Marcdown icon
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    Lightweight real time markdown viewer and editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. MarkRight icon
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  8. Marxico icon
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    Marxico is a neat Markdown editor that features :

    code highlight, tables, images, attachments, LaTeX etc.

    live preview, offline desktop client and Chrome App.

    Evernote integration with notebooks & tags, two-way bind editing etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Evernote
     
  9. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    MultiMarkdown Composer is a text editor for Mac that is designed from the ground up around the MultiMarkdown Syntax. It is designed to make writing in MultiMarkdown even easier than it already is, with automatic syntax highlighting, built in previews, easy export to any format...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Texts.io icon
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    Advanced text editor tailored for creating structured documents. Leverages Markdown to differentiate content and formatting, ensuring streamlined editing and publishing to a multitude of formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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