The Best Open Source Typora AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & Text Editors like Typora

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   MarkText

    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.

   116 MarkText alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Singapore

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   ScenicMarathon

   May 22, 2020

   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 comment•Jan 15, 2026

   0

   Very close, opensource match.

   Voltra

   Positive comment•Mar 15, 2024

   1

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

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   • MarkText is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
   • MarkText is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
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   Joplin

    911 likes

   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.

   148 Joplin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • F-Droid
   • Cloudron
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Termux
   • Mozilla Firefox

   

   

   

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   Top Negative Comment

   Spout

   Dec 1, 2020

   4

   As others said, while Joplin does include MD functionality, it is to use within itself not as a general editor. I don't even know if you COULD use this as a MD editor. Not conveniently for sure.

   marcinkowalskipl

   Negative comment•Jan 15, 2026

   0

   Note taking is not an alternative to markdown editing.

   Cyber Nautilus

   Negative comment•Jul 12, 2022

   1

   Joplin is a note-taking software whereas Typora is a markdown editor

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   • Joplin is Freemium and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
   • Joplin is Privacy focused and DecentralizedTypora is not according to our users
4. 

   

   Zettlr

    258 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.

   205 Zettlr alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com

   

   

   

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   ScenicMarathon

   Positive comment•May 22, 2020

   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 comment•May 13, 2020

   2

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

   Guest

   Positive comment•Jan 28, 2020

   3

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

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   • Zettlr is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
   • Zettlr is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
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   ghostwriter

    114 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.

   144 ghostwriter alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Text Editor
   • Note-taking

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • Haiku

   

   

   

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   bigbigboy

   Positive comment•Jul 10, 2020

   3

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

   asaaddxasaadd

   Positive comment•Jan 16, 2024

   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
7. 

   

   SiYuan

    81 likes

   SiYuan is a desktop Markdown Block-Reference and Bidirectional-Link note-taking application. Support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.

   101 SiYuan alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • China

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • Docker
   • Docker Hub
   • F-Droid

   

   

   

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   ailuridae

   Negative comment•Oct 24, 2024

   0

   SiYuan is a note taking tool and organizer. It is not a markdown file editor

   

   

   • SiYuan is Freemium and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
   • SiYuan is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
8. 

   

   Beaver Notes

    65 likes

   Your personal note-taking haven for privacy and efficiency.

   87 Beaver Notes alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Flathub

   

   

   

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   HeinzWernerDieter

   Negative comment•Nov 9, 2025

   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
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    Trudido

     21 likes

    Offline in-device task manager and note app featuring smart creation, advanced organization, calendar and list views, Markdown notes, secure SHA-256 encryption, Material You theming, multiple color themes, no tracking or ads, and import/export for total ownership.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • Spain
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    

    

    

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    Marknote

     27 likes

    Marknote lets you create rich text notes and easily organise them into notebooks. You can personalise your notebooks by choosing an icon and accent color for each one, making it easy to distinguish between them and keep your notes at your fingertips.

    111 Marknote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    

    

    

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    Reor

     33 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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    StackEdit

     91 likes

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

    85 StackEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application types

    • Text Editor
    • Note-taking

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    

    

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    Clearly Markdown

     17 likes

    Clean, native Markdown editor for macOS with syntax highlighting, real-time GitHub Flavored Markdown and Mermaid diagram preview, KaTeX math support, synchronized side-by-side editing, QuickLook integration, PDF export, format shortcuts, and no subscriptions.

    55 Clearly Markdown alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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    HelixNotes

     11 likes

    HelixNotes is a local markdown note-taking app built with Rust, Tauri 2.0, and SvelteKit. Your notes are standard .md files on your filesystem - sync with whatever you want or nothing at all.

    119 HelixNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    

    

    

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