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 Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Text Editors 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. 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
     
  2. 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.

    15 Inkdown alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Texts.io icon
     9 likes

    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
     
  4. Epsilon Notes icon
     3 likes

    Epsilon Notes is a text editor for writing texts with Markdown-compatible CommonMark tags. Epsilon Notes can generate pdf and HTML code from your documents. CommonMark is an easy text formatting tool taking only a few minutes to learn, Runs on Android and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  5. Editorially icon
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    Write. Rewrite. Share and discuss. Everything you need to make good writing great.

    50 Editorially alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Markdown editor that gets out of your way. Split-pane editing with live preview, 4 themes (Editorial, Midnight, Mono, Sepia), focus mode, tabbed editing, auto-save, version history, image paste support, and 10 built-in templates.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Firedraft icon
     9 likes

    Firedraft is a self-hosted privacy focused note-taking and knowledge management app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. Erato icon
     1 like

    Erato is a beautiful and simple Markdown editor for your Mac. It is fast, extremely easy to use and gets out of your way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. ThiefMD icon
     4 likes

    ThiefMD is a Markdown and Fountain editor and file manager inspired by Ulysses. ThiefMD is based on open source code from Quilter and other projects.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Safe Notes icon
     5 likes

    Safe Notes is a security project aimed at providing an encrypted, private note manager that works locally and protects notes from various threat actors.

    50 Safe Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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