MarkEdit AlternativesText Editors and other similar apps like MarkEdit

MarkEdit is described as 'Just like TextEdit on Mac but dedicated to Markdown' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MarkEdit for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Electron apps. The best MarkEdit alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or Marknote. Other great apps like MarkEdit are MarkFlowy, SXMac, MacDown and Haroopad.

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MarkEdit alternatives page was last updated Oct 20, 2025

Typora
325 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.
174 Typora alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application types
Note-taking Tool
Text Editor
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron
+4
Is Typora a good alternative to MarkEdit?
Typora is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MarkEdit.
Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to MarkEdit.
Typora is Paid and ProprietaryMarkEdit is Free and Open Source
Typora is Minimalistic and CustomizableMarkEdit is not according to our users
ghostwriter
108 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.
136 ghostwriter alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Note-taking Tool
Text Editor
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Snapcraft
Flathub
Haiku
+1
Is ghostwriter a good alternative to MarkEdit?
ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MarkEdit.
ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceMarkEdit is also Free and Open Source
ghostwriter is Privacy focusedMarkEdit is not according to our users
Marknote
22 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.
97 Marknote alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Note-taking Tool
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
+1
Is Marknote a good alternative to MarkEdit?
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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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MarkFlowy
12 likes
Modern markdown editor application, Build fast and efficient workflows.
54 MarkFlowy alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Note-taking Tool
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is MarkFlowy a good alternative to MarkEdit?
SXMac
1 like
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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Text Editor
Note-taking Tool
Platforms
Mac
+4
Is SXMac a good alternative to MarkEdit?
MacDown
23 likes
MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou.
55 MacDown alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Text Editor
Origin
Taiwan
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Is MacDown a good alternative to MarkEdit?
Haroopad
69 likes
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.
104 Haroopad alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Text Editor
Origin
South Korea
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
+4
Is Haroopad a good alternative to MarkEdit?
MarkdownPad
63 likes
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.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
Text Editor
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
+5
Is MarkdownPad a good alternative to MarkEdit?
Byword
53 likes
Byword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.
149 Byword alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application type
Word Processor
Origin
Portugal
EU
Platforms
Mac
iPhone
iPad
+9
Is Byword a good alternative to MarkEdit?
Byword is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to MarkEdit.
Byword is Paid and ProprietaryMarkEdit is Free and Open Source
Markdown Shell Extensions and Editor
1 like
A Markdown Text Editor to manually edit a markdown file, with instant preview of the output in a HTML Viewer.
34 Markdown Shell Extensions and Editor alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Windows
+1
Is this a good alternative to MarkEdit?
Markdown Edit
22 likes
Markdown Edit is a Windows desktop Markdown editor with an emphasis on content and keyboard shortcuts. There is minimal window chrome and most functions are accessed through keyboard shortcuts.
69 Markdown Edit alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Text Editor
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Is Markdown Edit a good alternative to MarkEdit?