Marcdown AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like Marcdown

Marcdown is described as 'Lightweight real time markdown viewer and editor' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Marcdown, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and iPad apps. The best Marcdown alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or SXMac. Other great sites and apps similar to Marcdown are Hemingway Editor, Fleschkey, MacDown and ReText.

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Marcdown alternatives page was last updated Mar 20, 2025
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  1. Typora icon
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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.

    170 Typora alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron

    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 Marcdown

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

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Marcdown.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryMarcdown is Free and Open Source
    • Typora is LightweightMarcdown is not according to our users
  2. ghostwriter icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft

    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 Marcdown

     
    • ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Marcdown.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceMarcdown is also Free and Open Source
    • ghostwriter is LightweightMarcdown is not according to our users
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    Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.

    133 Hemingway Editor alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online

    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 Marcdown

     
    • Hemingway Editor is the most popular Web-based alternative to Marcdown.

    • Hemingway Editor is Paid and ProprietaryMarcdown is Free and Open Source
  4. Fleschkey icon
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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.

    54 Fleschkey alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    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 Marcdown

     
    • Fleschkey is the most popular SaaS alternative to Marcdown.

    • Fleschkey is Paid and ProprietaryMarcdown is Free and Open Source
    • Fleschkey is Privacy focusedMarcdown is not according to our users
  5. SXMac icon
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    SXMac is a light, notes like app that can be used as a rich text editor, markdown editor and preview, code editor with more than 100 supported languages. If you need specific files or anything else in one place.

    51 SXMac alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Live Preview
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Drag and Drop
    11.  Built-in code editor

    SXMac VS Marcdown

     
  6. MacDown icon
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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.

    58 MacDown alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.7.3) is from January 2020, but the software still works fine, and can be downloaded from the official website or the GitHub repository.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required

    MacDown VS Marcdown

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

    201 ReText alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  ReStructuredText

    ReText VS Marcdown

     
  8. Haroopad icon
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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.

    108 Haroopad alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last update was in December 2018.

    Haroopad Features

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

    Haroopad VS Marcdown

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

    86 Dillinger alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Dillinger Features

    1.  Online editor
    2.  Vim Key Mapping

    Dillinger VS Marcdown

     
  10. MarkdownPad icon
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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

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    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 Marcdown

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

    155 Byword alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Byword Features

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

    Byword VS Marcdown

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

    • Byword is Paid and ProprietaryMarcdown is Free and Open Source
  12. Zen Editor icon
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    Zen by Unit is a free, minimal, fast, private writing app. Just open and use.

    80 Zen Editor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Online editor

    Zen Editor VS Marcdown

     
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