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.
Singapore
+4
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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- 132 MarkText alternatives
244 Zettlr alternativesUnified 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
Germany
EU
+5
154 ghostwriter alternativesghostwriter 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Haiku
- Germany
- EU
+1
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Flathub
Italy- EU
+3
144 iA Writer alternativesiA Writer is a pro tool for focused writing in Markdown, a simple formatting language. It offers features like Focus Mode, Style Check, Syntax Highlight, Wikilinks, and cross-platform compatibility.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
Switzerland
+3
76 Clearly Markdown alternativesClean, 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.
United States
89 StackEdit alternativesFull-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
France- EU
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.
Norway
175 Ulysses alternativesUlysses 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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Germany
- EU
+5
55 marka.md alternativesA native macOS markdown editor specialized for AI context management. Live editor on the left (codemirror 6), rendered preview on the right (markdown-it + shiki + mermaid). Minimal Chrome, full catppuccin + matcha themes, macOS vibrancy, orange octopus mascot. ~10 MB bundle.
Philippines
+1
acreom is an actionable personal knowledge base for developers. It helps developers ship faster by centralizing personal and team context in one place.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
United Kingdom
+4
97 novelWriter alternativesnovelWriter 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Qt
- Python
