MacDown 3000 Alternatives

MacDown 3000 is described as 'Free Markdown editor for macOS, available under the MIT License. It continues the legacy started by Chen Luo's Mou and carried forward by Tzu-ping Chung's MacDown' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MacDown 3000 for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best MacDown 3000 alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ghostwriter or Marknote. Other great apps like MacDown 3000 are Hemingway Editor, Notepack, MarkFlowy and ReText.

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  1. MarkdownPad icon
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    MarkdownPad is a full-featured Markdown editor for Windows. Features: LivePreview : Instantly see how your documents look in HTML as you create them. Easy formatting with keyboard shortcuts. Markdown formatting can be applied (and removed) with handy keyboard shortcuts and toolb.

    97 MarkdownPad alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
  2. Dillinger icon
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    Dillinger is a cloud-enabled, mobile-ready, offline-storage, AngularJS powered HTML5 Markdown editor.

    86 Dillinger alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Byword icon
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    Byword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Zen Editor icon
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    Zen by Unit is a free, minimal, fast, private writing app. Just open and use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Archimedes icon
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    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
     
  8. Marked icon
     18 likes

    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.

    63 Marked alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Writeopia icon
     3 likes

    Writeopia is a modern text editor that integrates AI while prioritizing offline functionality and user privacy. Unlike cloud-based AI assistants, Writeopia allows you to choose your own AI model and interact with it locally, ensuring that your data stays on your device.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  10. LightPaper icon
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    LightPaper lets you write your documents/articles/blogs using powerful features such as markdown, folder navigator, real and live preview, shadow notes, multi-tabs, custom styles, distraction free mode, syntax highlighting, math rendering, full GFM support including GitHub...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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