Markdown Pro AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like Markdown Pro

Markdown Pro is described as 'A beautiful and easy to use editor for the popular Markdown markup language, combined with a themed live preview feature, you will never have to write boring documents again' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Markdown Pro for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Markdown Pro alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Mark Text or ghostwriter. Other great apps like Markdown Pro are Rentry.co, StackEdit, Hemingway Editor and ReText.

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  1. Typora icon
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    Typora

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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...

    161 Typora alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Write files in markdown
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Save as Markdown
    6. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Simple text editor
    9.  Multiplatform
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  No registration required
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    Typora VS Markdown Pro

    Is Typora a good alternative to Markdown Pro?
     

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

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Markdown Pro.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryMarkdown Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Typora is LightweightMarkdown Pro is not according to our users
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    Mark Text

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    Open-source Markdown editor on Mac, Windows, and Linux offering real-time preview, clean interface, and various themes. Supports math expressions, exports HTML/PDF, allows image pasting, and more.

    101 Mark Text alternatives
    GitHub Flavored Markdown

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Auto-Completion
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    Source Code Mode

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Real-time inline preview
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  Write files in markdown
    7.  Distraction-free Writing
    8.  Text editing
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Syntax Highlighting
    Discontinued

    MarkText is no longer maintained since July 2022. Last version, 0.17.1, released in March 2022, can be still downloaded from GitHub. A fork a being developed here: https://github.com/jacobwhall/marktext

    Mark Text iconMarkdown Pro Icon

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    • Mark Text is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Markdown Pro.

    • Mark Text is Free and Open SourceMarkdown Pro is Paid and Proprietary
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    ghostwriter

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    No excuses. No distractions. Just write. 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.

    132 ghostwriter alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    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
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    Typora

    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 manag...

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    Rentry.co

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    Rentry.co is a markdown pastebin and publishing service with preview, custom urls and editing. Fast, simple and free.

    175 Rentry.co alternatives
    Live markdown syntax highlighting

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Publishing
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Tab preview
    8.  Distraction-free Writing
    Rentry.co iconMarkdown Pro Icon

    Rentry.co VS Markdown Pro

    Is Rentry.co a good alternative to Markdown Pro?
     

    • Rentry.co is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Markdown Pro.

    • Rentry.co is Free and Open SourceMarkdown Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Rentry.co is LightweightMarkdown Pro is not according to our users
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    StackEdit

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

    80 StackEdit alternatives
    StackEdit 5 - Split interface (Dark)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
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    StackEdit Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  0data
    7. Tumblr icon  Tumblr integration
    8.  Write files in markdown
    9. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    StackEdit iconMarkdown Pro Icon

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  8. Hemingway Editor icon
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    Hemingway Editor

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    Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.

    131 Hemingway Editor alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    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 iconMarkdown Pro Icon

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  10. ReText icon
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    ReText

     48 likes
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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
    ReText screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ReText screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  ReStructuredText
    ReText iconMarkdown Pro Icon

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  11. MacDown icon
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    MacDown

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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.

    56 MacDown alternatives
    What it looks like

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Preferences
    Syntax highlighting

    MacDown Features

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

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    Haroopad

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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.

    105 Haroopad alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Haroopad Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Vim key mapping
    3.  Publishing
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    Discontinued

    The last update was in December 2018.

    Haroopad iconMarkdown Pro Icon

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    MarkdownPad

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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.

    96 MarkdownPad alternatives
    MarkdownPad screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MarkdownPad Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
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    +5
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    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 iconMarkdown Pro Icon

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  14. Marked icon
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    Marked

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    Marked 2 is a previewer (not an editor) for Markdown, MultiMarkdown and other text markup languages. It updates live every time you save your document in your favorite text editor, comes with writing analysis tools, and is powerfully flexible.

    63 Marked alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Marked Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
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  15. Paper icon
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    Paper

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    Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you don’t need it.

    123 Paper alternatives
    Paper screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Fullscreen support
    7.  Distraction-free Writing
    Paper iconMarkdown Pro Icon

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    Is Paper a good alternative to Markdown Pro?
     

    • Paper is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Markdown Pro.

    • Paper is Freemium and ProprietaryMarkdown Pro is Paid and Proprietary
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