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The best Text Editor alternative to TextNut is Fleschkey. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MacDown or ReText. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to TextNut and 13 are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to TextNut are Haroopad, MarkdownPad, Caret Markdown Editor and Zen Editor.

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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...

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  1. Fleschkey icon
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    Fleschkey is a smart writing assistant that helps improve readability, clarity, and style by analyzing text using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test in real-time.

    54 Fleschkey alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Embedded media
    5.  Local Storage
    6.  Rich Text Editor
    7.  Embedded video
    8.  Readability
    9.  Writing assistance

    Fleschkey VS TextNut

     
    • Fleschkey is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to TextNut.

    • Fleschkey is the most popular commercial alternative to TextNut.

    • Fleschkey is Paid and ProprietaryTextNut is Free and Proprietary
    • Fleschkey is Privacy focusedTextNut is not according to our users
  2. MacDown icon
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    MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou.

    58 MacDown alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.7.3) is from January 2020, but the software still works fine, and can be downloaded from the official website or the GitHub repository.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  No registration required

    MacDown VS TextNut

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

    201 ReText alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  ReStructuredText

    ReText VS TextNut

     
    • ReText is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to TextNut.

    • ReText is Free and Open SourceTextNut is Free and Proprietary
    • ReText is LightweightTextNut is not according to our users
  4. Haroopad icon
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    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.

    108 Haroopad alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last update was in December 2018.

    Haroopad Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Vim Key Mapping
    3.  Publishing

    Haroopad VS TextNut

     
  5. MarkdownPad icon
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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.

    98 MarkdownPad alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 2.5, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    MarkdownPad Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    MarkdownPad VS TextNut

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

    63 Caret Markdown Editor alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SI flagSlovenia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.0 beta) was released in January 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    3.  Distraction-free Writing

    Caret Markdown Editor VS TextNut

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

    80 Zen Editor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Online editor

    Zen Editor VS TextNut

     
  8. Markdown Edit icon
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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.

    74 Markdown Edit alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    According to the project's GitHub README.md, Markdown Edit is no longer maintained, and the author recommends Visual Studio Code.https://github.com/mike-ward/Markdown-Edit/

    Markdown Edit Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Support for MarkDown

    Markdown Edit VS TextNut

     
  9. Marcdown icon
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    Lightweight real time markdown viewer and editor.

    47 Marcdown alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Marcdown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    Marcdown VS TextNut

     
  10. MarkRight icon
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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.

    83 MarkRight alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Discontinued

    The development of the project is currently frozen. Last version, 0.1.11, released in June 2016, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    MarkRight Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Dual Pane Support

    MarkRight VS TextNut

     
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    MultiMarkdown Composer is a text editor for Mac that is designed from the ground up around the MultiMarkdown Syntax. It is designed to make writing in MultiMarkdown even easier than it already is, with automatic syntax highlighting, built in previews, easy export to any format...

    65 MultiMarkdown Composer alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MultiMarkdown Composer Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown

    MultiMarkdown Composer VS TextNut

     
  12. Texts.io icon
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    Advanced text editor tailored for creating structured documents. Leverages Markdown to differentiate content and formatting, ensuring streamlined editing and publishing to a multitude of formats.

    68 Texts.io alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last version was in March 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Portable
    3.  Bibliography generator
    4.  Export to PDF

    Texts.io VS TextNut

     
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