MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou.



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, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Typora alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Typora are Joplin, Mark Text, Zettlr and Google Keep.
MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou.



Marked 2 is a previewer (not an editor) for Markdown, MultiMarkdown and other text markup languages. It updates live every time you save your document in your favorite text editor, comes with writing analysis tools, and is powerfully flexible.




Super-clean writing space with a lot of configurability that stays out of sight when you don’t need it.




A modern macOS markdown editor - themeable, tabs, sidebar, GitHub flavored markdown, exporting, latex and more.


Inspire is a clone of Ulysses for Windows, with many of the core features but not all.



Imagine a hassle-free text-writing experience. Don't worry about saving files, complex markup, or accidentally deleted notes.




Notedrafts is a powerful note-taking app that lets you write, draw, and organize your thoughts across different types of documents. Whether you're marking up a PDF, writing on a large canvas, or taking notes in a long vertical layout, Notedrafts adapts to your workflow.



Built-in Mind Map for Markdown, working on your local folders of plain text Markdown files, distraction-free writing experience and multiple exporting options make Document Node your better choice of a writing tool.



ThiefMD is a Markdown and Fountain editor and file manager inspired by Ulysses. ThiefMD is based on open source code from Quilter and other projects.



Deepdwn is a markdown editing suite, designed to organize and edit collections of markdown files.



Effie is a light, clean, yet powerful markup-based writing and mind-mapping software that works across devices/platforms to capture your thoughts and help you write immersively and productively anywhere, anytime.



