MarkText Alternatives

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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MarkText alternatives are mainly Text Editors, but if you're looking for Note-taking Tools or Todo List Managers you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MarkText.
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  1. MdCharm icon
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    MdCharm is a wiki editor written in Qt which supports markdown. It has features like live preview, pdf/html/odt exporting, opening directory as project, custom css, code syntax highlighting and much more.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Typewrite icon
     8 likes

    Typewrite is a real-time collaborative writing environment with Markdown support, versioning and Dropbox syncing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Glow icon
     3 likes

    Glow is a terminal based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring out the beauty—and power—of the CLI.

    52 Glow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Monod icon
     3 likes

    Monod was a secure and offline-first, React-based Markdown editor. Development has STOPPED and the app has been taken down.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • React
     
  5. Blank is a minimalistic, opinionated markdown editor made for writing. It works purely keyboard-based. It's minimalistic UI and WYSIWYG helps you stay focused on what really matters: content. Save to markdown or export your files to PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. mdxport icon
     1 like

    mdxport converts Markdown to beautifully typeset PDFs using Typst as the rendering engine. No LaTeX installation required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Marxico icon
     8 likes

    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
     
  8. ERA icon
     1 like

    ERA is your go-to solution for streamlined note-taking and knowledge management. ERA makes it easier for you to write notes and documentation for your great projects. It was created to simplify your daily work.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Remarkable icon
     15 likes

    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.

    61 Remarkable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Inkdown icon
     3 likes

    A WYSIWYG Markdown editor, improve reading and editing experience. and generate your Markdown files into online documents in the easiest and fastest way.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. zerdo icon
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    A PDF-first Markdown compiler for authors who care about final output.

    Zerdo is a desktop Markdown to PDF tool for Windows. It converts long Markdown documents into predictable, emoji-safe, publish-ready PDFs — without Pandoc, LaTeX, or cloud uploads.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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