Notal Alternatives

Notal is described as 'Simple application that lets you take notes with Markdown style! With Notal, you can type your notes with plain Markdown text and enjoy reading with a clean, simple style. If you aren't familiar with Markdown, we encourage you take a look at this new trend on writi' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Notal for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Notal alternative is ghostwriter, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Notal are Mark Text, StackEdit, ReText and MarkdownPad.

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  1. ghostwriter icon

    ghostwriter

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    • ghostwriter is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Notal.

    • ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Notal.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceNotal is Free and Proprietary
    • ghostwriter is Lightweight and Privacy focusedNotal is not according to our users
  2. Mark Text icon

    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.

    103 Mark Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
     
  4. StackEdit icon

    StackEdit

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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.

    79 StackEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

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

    • StackEdit is the most popular Web-based alternative to Notal.

    • StackEdit is Free and Open SourceNotal is Free and Proprietary
  5. ReText icon

    ReText

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

    77 ReText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. MarkdownPad icon

    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.

    94 MarkdownPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MarkdownPad screenshot 1
     
  7. Dillinger icon

    Dillinger

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

    83 Dillinger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Dillinger screenshot 1
     
  9. Byword icon

    Byword

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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Byword screenshot 1
     

    • Byword is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Notal.

    • Byword is the most popular commercial alternative to Notal.

    • Byword is Paid and ProprietaryNotal is Free and Proprietary
  10. Drafts icon

    Drafts

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    Drafts is where text starts. Quickly capture text and send it almost anywhere!

    Drafts turns text into action with almost limitless possibilities – it’s a quick notebook, handy editor, and writing automation tool, all in one. Capture all of your text in Drafts and send it to othe.

    61 Drafts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Drafts screenshot 1
     
  11. Zen Editor icon

    Zen Editor

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    Zen by Unit is a free, minimal, fast, private writing app. Just open and use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Zen Editor screenshot 1
     
  12. MdCharm icon

    MdCharm

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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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    MdCharm screenshot 1
     
  13. Marked icon

    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.

    61 Marked alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. LightPaper icon

    LightPaper

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    LightPaper lets you write your documents/articles/blogs using powerful features such as markdown, folder navigator, real and live preview, shadow notes, multi-tabs, custom styles, distraction free mode, syntax highlighting, math rendering, full GFM support including GitHub...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    LightPaper screenshot 1
     
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