PileMD AlternativesNote-taking Tools and other similar apps like PileMD

PileMD is described as 'PileMd has a really beautiful Markdown Editor, looks like Preview. It's like a RichText Editor but it's actually Markdown, and it works like a word processor, complete with Undo/Redo histories, list completion and clickable urls' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PileMD for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best PileMD alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or MarkText. Other great apps like PileMD are Rentry.co, Clearly Markdown, StackEdit and HedgeDoc.

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  1. Typora icon
     330 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.

    184 Typora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  2. ghostwriter icon
     114 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.

    144 ghostwriter alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
  3. MarkText icon
     121 likes

    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.

    116 MarkText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Clean, native Markdown editor for macOS with syntax highlighting, real-time GitHub Flavored Markdown and Mermaid diagram preview, KaTeX math support, synchronized side-by-side editing, QuickLook integration, PDF export, format shortcuts, and no subscriptions.

    54 Clearly Markdown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. StackEdit icon
     91 likes

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

    85 StackEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  6. HedgeDoc icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  7. Notepack icon
     17 likes

    Privacy oriented, without vendor lock in note organizer, todo list desktop application. Work offline with text, markdown and pdf files.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. ReText icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. MacDown icon
     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.

    60 MacDown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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