The Best Typora AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & Text Editors like Typora
Typora is described as 'A cross-platform Markdown editor providing real-time preview, Focus & Typewriter modes, and support for multiple export formats' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Typora for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Web-based apps. The best Typora alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Typora are Mark Text, Joplin, Zettlr and Notesnook.
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Typora alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Text Editors or Todo List Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows + Free + Support for MarkDown. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Typora.- Note-taking Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- 110 Obsidian alternatives
Privacy-oriented note-taking app for non-linear thinking, blending knowledge graph creation with wiki-style linking. Supports Markdown, end-to-end encryption, and plugins for customization. Offers distraction-free mode, tags, themes, syntax highlighting, and operates offline without tracking.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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Canada
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Snapcraft
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
Top Obsidian Features
Comments about Obsidian as an Alternative to Typora
Top Negative CommentMost Recent CommentAleksandr DikovObsidian is organizing software. Markdown editing is just a feature. It's not fair enough to say that it's an alternative.
Tyler Knows NothingObsidian is a comprehensive note-taking app that has support for markdown. Typora is just a markdown editor.
- 101 Mark Text alternatives
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.
DiscontinuedMarkText is no longer maintained since July 2022.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
Comments about Mark Text as an Alternative to Typora
Top Positive CommentScenicMarathonVery similar to Typora, but open source. Moreover it seems that Typora will not be free when the beta ends, while Mark Text will be free forever.
Most Recent CommentVoltraVery very similar, but the UX is a tiny bit worse (especially if like me you save often or undo/redo often)
aahmadkFirst of all it's free & open source, full WYSIWYG experience, tabbed document editing, and minimum-effort transition for typora users.
- 78 Joplin alternatives
Open source app for managing notes and to-dos with Markdown support. Syncs seamlessly across devices using services like Dropbox and OneDrive. Offers end-to-end encrypted synchronicity, offline access, rich import/export options, and a Web Clipper for browsers.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
France
EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- Termux
- Mozilla Firefox
Comments about Joplin as an Alternative to Typora
Top Negative CommentScenicMarathonJoplin is focused in taking and organizing notes written in markdown, while Typora is a generic markdown editor.
Most Recent CommentCyber NautilusJoplin is a note-taking software whereas Typora is a markdown editor
Its not a markdown editor, its a dedicated note taking enviroment
- 160 Zettlr alternatives
Unified writing platform offering note-taking, easy citations with Zotero integration, LaTeX/Word templates, snippets, themes, dark modes, code highlighting, multi-language support, and knowledge management with Zettelkasten for seamless writing from notes to books.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Comments about Zettlr as an Alternative to Typora
Most Recent CommentScenicMarathonZettlr has almost every feature of Typora, but it can do even more. An example is the support to hyperlink to other notes in the same directory (so that it is possible to implement Zettelkasten).
taylregriffinZettlr is similar to Typora in interface and function, but has better features and is open source.
more feature rich, in active development, one can link files (to reference things) and open-source (Typora is not)
- 257 Notesnook alternatives
Notesnook is a simple and cross-platform private notes app that keeps your notes organized and synced on your phone, tablet and computer. Take notes, capture ideas, create to-do lists, keep a journal, write your assignments and manage projects, we have got you covered.
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- Freemium • Open Source
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Pakistan
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Flatpak
- 81 Google Keep alternatives
Google Keep is a multifunctional tool that merges note-taking with browsing, allowing capture of thoughts, checklists, or voice notes, with cross-device synchronization. Features include color-coded notes, voice transcription, geo-fencing, collaboration, cloud storage, and seamless Google integration.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Android Wear
Comments about Google Keep as an Alternative to Typora
takami9871Google Keep doesn't support Markdown
- 135 ghostwriter alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
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Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Snapcraft
Comments about ghostwriter as an Alternative to Typora
bigbigboyghostwriter is a c++ program much faster and better than any electron alternative.
asaaddxasaaddpandoc support, qt-based (with c++ at back), under the auspices of kde, but does not depend on their libraries (there are Qt libraries in the archive, but you will have to put up with this)
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Italy
EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Flathub
- 81 Reor alternatives
Reor is an AI-powered desktop note-taking app: it automatically links related ideas, answers questions on your notes and provides semantic search. Everything is stored locally and you can edit your notes with an Obsidian-like markdown editor.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
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- International
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- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Reor Features
Obsidian does technically provide some similar features to Typora, namely a live-preview markdown editor. However it's not really a text editor like Typora, more a managed note-taking system. You could not really say "I have this markdown file, I'll edit it with Obsidian".