Typora AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Editors

The best Text Editor alternative to Typora is MarkText, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Typora and loads of them are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to Typora are Zettlr, ghostwriter, Beaver Notes and iA Writer.

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  1. MarkText icon
     121 likes

    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.

    107 MarkText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    MarkText vs Typora Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    ScenicMarathon
    12

    Very 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.

    marcinkowalskipl
    Positive
    0

    Very close, opensource match.

    Voltra
    Positive
    1

    Very very similar, but the UX is a tiny bit worse (especially if like me you save often or undo/redo often)

    3 of 9 comments
    • MarkText is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • MarkText is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  2. Zettlr icon
     247 likes

    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.

    184 Zettlr alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Zettlr vs Typora Comments
    ScenicMarathon
    Positive
    3

    Zettlr 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).

    taylregriffin
    Positive
    2

    Zettlr is similar to Typora in interface and function, but has better features and is open source.

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    more feature rich, in active development, one can link files (to reference things) and open-source (Typora is not)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Zettlr is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • Zettlr is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  3. ghostwriter icon
     110 likes

    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.

    139 ghostwriter alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
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    ghostwriter vs Typora Comments
    bigbigboy
    Positive
    3

    ghostwriter is a c++ program much faster and better than any electron alternative.

    asaaddxasaadd
    Positive
    2

    pandoc 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)

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • ghostwriter is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  4. Beaver Notes icon
     61 likes

    Your personal note-taking haven for privacy and efficiency.

    76 Beaver Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
     
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    Beaver Notes vs Typora Comments
    HeinzWernerDieter
    Negative
    0

    Design is greate and OpenSource is still a big advantage about Typora.

    HOWEVER, Typora is file-based, whereas Beaver Notes isn't! That is a BIG difference between booth programs! I whould say the concepts of how the informations are saved is so diffenrent that this booth programms are NOT COMPARABLE.

    • Beaver Notes is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • Beaver Notes is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  5. iA Writer icon
     96 likes

    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    121 iA Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. StackEdit icon
     90 likes

    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    81 StackEdit alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  7. Ulysses icon
     69 likes

    Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.

    131 Ulysses alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. acreom icon
     27 likes

    acreom is an actionable personal knowledge base for developers. It helps developers ship faster by centralizing personal and team context in one place.

    91 acreom alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. mdSilo icon
     14 likes

    Lightweight knowledge silo and networked-writing tool equipped with WYSIWYG Markdown editor and reader. Use it to organize writing, network thoughts and build a Second Brain on top of local plain text Markdown files.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. novelWriter icon
     27 likes

    novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.

    68 novelWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
     
  11. Ferrite icon
     6 likes

    Fast, native text editor supporting Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML with live preview, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, CSV/TSV viewing, collapsible trees, Git integration, regex find/replace, customizable themes, zen mode, and multi-language support.

    51 Ferrite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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