Minimalist Markdown Editor Alternatives

Minimalist Markdown Editor is described as 'This is the simplest and slickest Markdown editor. Just write Markdown and see what it looks like as you type' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Minimalist Markdown Editor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best Minimalist Markdown Editor alternative is ghostwriter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Minimalist Markdown Editor are Rentry.co, StackEdit, HedgeDoc and Tenno.

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  1. ghostwriter icon

    ghostwriter

     109 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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    ghostwriter screenshot 1
     

    • ghostwriter is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Minimalist Markdown Editor.

    • ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Minimalist Markdown Editor.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceMinimalist Markdown Editor is also Free and Open Source
    • ghostwriter is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMinimalist Markdown Editor is not according to our users
  2. Rentry.co icon

    Rentry.co

     55 likes

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

    182 Rentry.co alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Live markdown syntax highlighting
     

    • Rentry.co is the most popular Web-based alternative to Minimalist Markdown Editor.

    • Rentry.co is Free and ProprietaryMinimalist Markdown Editor is Free and Open Source
    • Rentry.co is Minimalistic and LightweightMinimalist Markdown Editor is not according to our users
  4. StackEdit icon

    StackEdit

     90 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    StackEdit 5 - Split interface (Dark)
     
  5. HedgeDoc icon

    HedgeDoc

     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.

    29 HedgeDoc alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
    HedgeDoc screenshot 1
     

    • HedgeDoc is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Minimalist Markdown Editor.

    • HedgeDoc is Free and Open SourceMinimalist Markdown Editor is also Free and Open Source
    • HedgeDoc is Privacy focusedMinimalist Markdown Editor is not according to our users
  6. Tenno icon

    Tenno

     6 likes

    A live editable Markdown editor that lets you add cells like Excel. You can think of Tenno as a mix of Word and Excel with a touch of Obsidian, Markdown and JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Tenno screenshot 1
     
  7. ReText icon

    ReText

     49 likes

    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ReText screenshot 1
     
  9. MarkdownPad icon

    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.

    96 MarkdownPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MarkdownPad screenshot 1
     
  10. Caret Markdown Editor icon

    Caret Markdown Editor

     18 likes

    Caret is a Markdown editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It stands out with its clean interface, productivity features and obsessive attention to detail.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Caret Markdown Editor screenshot 1
     
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    Comments about Caret Markdown Editor as an Alternative to Minimalist Markdown Editor
    lian00
    Positive
    0

    It’s simple with nice features (keyboard word, sentence, paragraph selection - automatic autocomplete Markdown language).

    erusev
    Positive
    0

    Beautiful interface and a lot of productivity features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Minimalist Markdown Editor Icon
    Caret Markdown Editor icon

    • Caret Markdown Editor is the most popular commercial alternative to Minimalist Markdown Editor.

    • Caret Markdown Editor is Paid and ProprietaryMinimalist Markdown Editor is Free and Open Source
    • Caret Markdown Editor is MinimalisticMinimalist Markdown Editor is not according to our users
  11. Dillinger icon

    Dillinger

     10 likes

    Dillinger is a cloud-enabled, mobile-ready, offline-storage, AngularJS powered HTML5 Markdown editor.

    85 Dillinger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Dillinger screenshot 1
     
  13. PHP Markdown icon

    PHP Markdown

     4 likes

    PHP port of the Markdown text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  14. Modern Markdown Editor icon

    Modern Markdown Editor

     1 like

    Modern Markdown Editor is a sleek, minimal note-taking and writing platform that lets you create, edit, and organize your notes effortlessly using Markdown.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Modern Markdown Editor screenshot 1
     
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