Typed Alternatives

Typed is described as 'Stunning new Markdown editor and writing app for Mac, and the first that improves your focus so you can create great content' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Typed for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Typed alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Mark Text or ghostwriter. Other great apps like Typed are Rentry.co, StackEdit, Hemingway Editor and MacDown.

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Typed alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Typora icon

    Typora

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    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.

    170 Typora alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    Typora screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Clean design
    5.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Write files in markdown
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Save as Markdown
    6.  Simple text editor
    7. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Multiplatform
    10.  Export to PDF
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Works Offline

    Typora VS Typed

     

    • Typora is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Typed.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Typed.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryTyped is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Typora is LightweightTyped is not according to our users
  2. Mark Text icon

    Mark Text

     118 likes
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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
    Discontinued

    MarkText is no longer maintained since July 2022. Last version, 0.17.1, released in March 2022, can be still downloaded from GitHub. A fork a being developed here: https://github.com/jacobwhall/marktext

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Clean design
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Real-time inline preview
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  Write files in markdown
    7.  Distraction-free Writing
    8.  Tabbed interface
    9.  Text editing
    10.  Nested Folders
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required

    Mark Text VS Typed

     

    • Mark Text is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Typed.

    • Mark Text is Free and Open SourceTyped is Paid and Proprietary
    • Mark Text is Privacy focused and LightweightTyped is not according to our users
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    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.

    137 ghostwriter alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Simple text editor
    4.  Stay Focused
    5.  Distraction-free Writing
    6.  Spell Checking
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Portable
    9.  Writing statistics
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Works Offline
    12. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX

    ghostwriter VS Typed

     
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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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    Rentry.co

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

    177 Rentry.co alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Live markdown syntax highlighting

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Publishing
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Tab preview
    8.  Distraction-free Writing

    Rentry.co VS Typed

     

    • Rentry.co is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Typed.

    • Rentry.co is Free and Open SourceTyped is Paid and Proprietary
    • Rentry.co is LightweightTyped is not according to our users
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    StackEdit

     89 likes
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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.

    83 StackEdit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

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

    StackEdit Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  0data
    7. Tumblr icon  Tumblr integration
    8.  Write files in markdown
    9. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration

    StackEdit VS Typed

     
  8. Hemingway Editor icon

    Hemingway Editor

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    Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.

    133 Hemingway Editor alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    Hemingway Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Spell Checking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Writing assistance
    4.  Collaborative writing
    5.  Ebook writer
    6. Readability icon  Readability integration
    7.  Distraction-free Writing
    8.  Automated proofreading
    9.  Writing suggestions

    Hemingway Editor VS Typed

     
  10. MacDown icon

    MacDown

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TW flagTaiwan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    What it looks like
    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 Typed

     
  11. ReText icon

    ReText

     48 likes
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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ReText screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

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

    ReText VS Typed

     
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    Haroopad

     69 likes
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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Haroopad screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update was in December 2018.

    Haroopad Features

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

    Haroopad VS Typed

     
  13. Dillinger icon

    Dillinger

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

    86 Dillinger alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    Dillinger screenshot 1

    Dillinger Features

    1.  Online editor
    2.  Vim Key Mapping

    Dillinger VS Typed

     
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    MarkdownPad

     63 likes
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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

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MarkdownPad screenshot 1
    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 Typed

     
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    Byword

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    Byword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

    155 Byword alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Byword screenshot 1

    Byword Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Distraction-free Writing
    4. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    5.  Synchronization

    Byword VS Typed

     

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

    • Byword is Paid and ProprietaryTyped is also Paid and Proprietary
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