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 Ferrite, Hemingway Editor, Notepack and MarkFlowy.

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  1. WriteDown icon
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    Try WriteDown, an app that made text editing simpler. You can write your note whether you are at home, at work, or on the go. Your notes are synchronized to the cloud, so you can easily read it wherever you want.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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    Beegit is the online writing platform that removes barriers across your organization to create, edit and approve web content. Try it free.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Writed icon
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    Writed is a distraction free text editor that will help you type more in less time. Writed uses markdown* syntax to format your document in real time, keep both your hand on the keyboard and just type.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Easy Markdown lets the user create web pages writing simple text using the Markdown rules to create readable well formatted text. A text written in Markdown is a simply text which looks correctly to humans as text and automatically translates in a correct web page.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Booker icon
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    Meet Booker, an editor with the power of Markdown, made specially for writers and bloggers. You don’t have to blur your mind with any concerns instead of writing down your ideas. Just pull up a chair, enter fullscreen distraction-free mode, and start making a new book, post, or...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. MiniNote icon
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    A simple Markdown note-taking editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. MacDown 3000 is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. MarkUpDown is an editor specialized to make creating Markdown code easy for beginners and experts. With helpful toolbars for beginners, GitHub Flavored/Multimarkdown table support, and keystroke shortcuts & Easy Actions for the expert, MarkUpDown is ready to help anyone...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. MarkEditor 2.0 for Mac only.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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