MarkText AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & Text Editors like MarkText

MarkText is described as 'Markdown editor for Mac, Windows, and Linux with real-time preview and distraction-free interface. Open source, free on GitHub, supports various Markdown specs' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MarkText for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best MarkText alternative is Logseq, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MarkText are Zettlr, Typora, Trilium Notes and ghostwriter.

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  1. Logseq icon
     320 likes

    Local-first, privacy-focused notebook supporting Markdown and Emacs Org mode. Offers offline use, encrypted backups, plugin extensibility, LaTeX support, real-time collaboration, and hierarchical organization for personal knowledge management.

    177 Logseq alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
     
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    Logseq vs MarkText Comments
    marcinkowalskipl
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    Logseq is a differente category of knowledge management.

    • Logseq is Free and Open SourceMarkText is also Free and Open Source
    • Logseq is CustomizableMarkText is not according to our users
  2. Zettlr icon
     247 likes

    Unified writing platform offering note-taking, easy citations with Zotero integration, LaTeX/Word templates, snippets, themes, dark modes, code highlighting, multi-language support, and knowledge management with Zettelkasten for seamless writing from notes to books.

    184 Zettlr alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. Typora icon
     327 likes

    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.

    177 Typora alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
     
  4. Trilium Notes icon
     112 likes

    The original trilium is transfered to this repo by its owner and the app continues to develop here as stated here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium

    382 Trilium Notes alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    Trilium Notes vs MarkText Comments
    marcinkowalskipl
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    it is note taking with proprietary format

    • Trilium Notes is Free and Open SourceMarkText is also Free and Open Source
    • Trilium Notes is CustomizableMarkText is not according to our users
  5. ghostwriter icon
     110 likes

    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.

    138 ghostwriter alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
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    ghostwriter vs MarkText Comments
    marcinkowalskipl
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    It does not have a file browser, but delivers as the md editor.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceMarkText is also Free and Open Source
  6. Marknote icon
     21 likes

    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.

    101 Marknote alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  7. StackEdit icon
     90 likes

    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    81 StackEdit alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  8. iA Writer icon
     96 likes

    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    120 iA Writer alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. acreom icon
     27 likes

    acreom is an actionable personal knowledge base for developers. It helps developers ship faster by centralizing personal and team context in one place.

    91 acreom alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. HedgeDoc icon
     29 likes

    HedgeDoc (fcommunity-driven fork of CodiMD) is an open-source collaborative markdown editor. With HedgeDoc you can easily collaborate on notes, graphs and even presentations in real-time. All you need to do is to share your note-link to your co-workers, and they’re ready to go.

    28 HedgeDoc alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
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