Apostrophe AlternativesNote-taking Tools & Text Editors like Apostrophe

Apostrophe is described as 'Simple GNU/Linux Markdown editor built with the GTK+ framework' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Apostrophe for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best Apostrophe alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or Mark Text. Other great apps like Apostrophe are Marknote, Rentry.co, MarkFlowy and ReText.

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  1. Typora icon

    Typora

     326 likes

    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file management with tree and articles panels, and content organization through an outline panel.

    178 Typora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
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    • Typora is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryApostrophe is Free and Open Source
    • Typora is Minimalistic and CustomizableApostrophe is not according to our users
  2. ghostwriter icon

    ghostwriter

     109 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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    • ghostwriter is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Apostrophe.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceApostrophe is also Free and Open Source
    • ghostwriter is Privacy focusedApostrophe is not according to our users
  4. Mark Text icon

    Mark Text

     120 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.

    106 Mark Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
     
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    Typora

    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file manag...

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  6. Marknote icon

    Marknote

     21 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  7. Rentry.co icon

    Rentry.co

     55 likes

    Rentry.co is a markdown pastebin and publishing service with preview, custom urls and editing. Fast, simple and free.

    183 Rentry.co alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Live markdown syntax highlighting
     

    • Rentry.co is the most popular Web-based alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Rentry.co is Free and ProprietaryApostrophe is Free and Open Source
    • Rentry.co is MinimalisticApostrophe is not according to our users
  8. MarkFlowy icon

    MarkFlowy

     12 likes

    Modern markdown editor application, Build fast and efficient workflows.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. ReText icon

    ReText

     49 likes

    ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Norka icon

    Norka

     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • elementary OS
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  12. ToolStack Folio icon

    ToolStack Folio

     4 likes

    A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Preferences window
     
  15. Buho icon

    Buho

     4 likes

    Buho is a note-taking app. Buho will let you take quick notes, save links, create books and pages for taking classes notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    Buho screenshot 1
     

    • Buho is the most popular Android alternative to Apostrophe.

    • Buho is Free and Open SourceApostrophe is also Free and Open Source
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