ReText Alternatives

ReText is described as 'Simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ReText for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best ReText alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ReText are Typora, ghostwriter, Mark Text and Marknote.

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  1. 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
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    • Byword is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to ReText.

    • Byword is Paid and ProprietaryReText is Free and Open Source
  2. Entry icon

    Entry

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    Lightweight and anonymous Markdown pastebin, based on Rentry and written in TypeScript. It allows for publishing Markdown documents with Markdown preview, easy editing, quick deletion and custom URLs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Markdown Edit icon

    Markdown Edit

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    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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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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    ToolStack Folio

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    A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. TextNut icon

    TextNut

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    TextNut will convert your edits into markdown on-the-fly. If you are familiar with Markdown, it is add-on, with a powerful markdown editing mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. Erato icon

    Erato

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    Erato is a beautiful and simple Markdown editor for your Mac. It is fast, extremely easy to use and gets out of your way.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Justmd icon

    Justmd

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    A lightweight markdown viewer and editor. Multi-platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. MarkRight icon

    MarkRight

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    MarkRight is a simple but very efficient Markdown editor built using Electron and ClojureScript. It uses a dual pane interface that lets you focus on the task of writing, while providing a live preview so you can instantly see the results.

    78 MarkRight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  12. Remarkable icon

    Remarkable

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    A fully featured markdown editor for Linux. Features include Live Preview, PDF/HTML export, MathJax support, Syntax highlighting, customizable, keyboard shortcuts, GFM, images, tables and much more.

    59 Remarkable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  13. MarkMyWords icon

    MarkMyWords

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    A minimal markdown editor in the eOS design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Vala
    Live preview split pane
     
  15. Markie icon

    Markie

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    Markie is a wysiwyg editor for the markdown syntax written entirely in python with html preview of your own css.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Markie on Windows XP
     
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