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Typora

A minimal Markdown reading & writing app. Created by Abner Lee

Free
Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron / Atom Shell

Typora will give you a seamless experience as both a reader and a writer. It removes the preview window, mode switcher, syntax symbols of markdown source code, and all other unnecessary distractions. Replace them with a real live preview feature to help you concentrate the content itself.

It has features of:

1. Markdown support including tables, code fences with syntax highlight, LaTeX, Table of Contents.
2. Cross-platform.
3. The real live preview and WYSIWYG features.
4. Beautiful interface and Custom CSS theme support.
5. Easy export More Info »

**Typora will only be free during its Beta period. When it gets out of Beta, it will be a paid app.**

Typora is listed in

The software I'll install on my laptop once I ditch macOS for Linux, Writing, Software to Install (Windows), Development, and Linux Apps for Writers

Links to official Typora sites

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Features

Ad-free Code formatting Distraction free writing Support for LaTeX Live Preview MarkDown support Native application Distraction-free UI Real-time inline preview Syntax Highlighting WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

Tags

ad-free code-formatting distraction-free-writing latex-support live-preview markdown-editor markdown-extra markdown-support markdown-table-editor native-application no-distraction real-time-inline-preview syntax-highlighting wysiwyg-editor

Typora was added by hamid914 in Jan 2015 and the latest update was made in Sep 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Oct 2018 There is a history of all activites on Typora in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Typora or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Typora Comments

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Comment by gnwd

about Typora and Madoko · Oct 2016 · Helpful Not helpful 5 Helpful Report as spam

I have tried:

remarkable (not stable for long text and sometimes auto-scroll doesn't work)
haroopad
retext
ghostwriter
stackedit.io (web based)
madoko (web based)
typora

Thanks the last two, they are really beautiful. Madoko can also make presentations.

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Comment by M_O_Z_G

about Typora · Aug 2017 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

Have a bug with emoji input. When emoji was entered and deleted then Backspace or Enter keys stop working.

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