MacDown Alternatives

MacDown is described as 'Open source Markdown editor for macOS, released under the MIT License. It is heavily influenced by Chen Luo’s Mou' and is a Text Editor in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MacDown for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best MacDown 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 are Clearly Markdown, Ferrite, marka.md and Hemingway Editor.

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  1. 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
     
  2. Archimedes icon
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    Archimedes is a LaTeX and Markdown editor designed to make mathematical writing easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  4. LightPaper icon
     12 likes

    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...

    63 LightPaper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. MWeb icon
     10 likes

    MWeb can handle professional-level markdown with support for markdown extensions. It provides publishing to various social networks and blogging formats, as well as various preview themes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. WordMark icon
     5 likes

    WordMark is a lightweight editor for markdown writers. You can easily publish posts to your blogs via WordMark including Wordpress, Ghost, Medium, Blogger, Github (Jekyll), Evernote, and so on.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Deepdwn icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. A modern macOS markdown editor - themeable, tabs, sidebar, GitHub flavored markdown, exporting, latex and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Markdown Edit icon
     21 likes

    Markdown Edit is a Windows desktop Markdown editor with an emphasis on content and keyboard shortcuts. There is minimal window chrome and most functions are accessed through keyboard shortcuts.

    72 Markdown Edit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Markd.ly icon
     2 likes

    Markd.ly is a native Markdown editor for macOS and Windows built for writers whose markdown becomes polished deliverables. Live preview of Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX math, code syntax highlighting, folder-based workflow with no proprietary vaults or lock-in.

    7 Markd.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  11. Remarkable icon
     15 likes

    A fully featured markdown editor for Linux. Features include Live Preview, PDF/HTML export, MathJax support, Syntax highlighting, customizable, keyboard shortcuts, GFM, images, tables and much more.

    62 Remarkable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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