StackEdit AlternativesText Editors & Note-taking Tools like StackEdit

StackEdit is described as 'Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites' and is a popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to StackEdit for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best StackEdit alternative is Zettlr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like StackEdit are Typora, Trilium Notes, ghostwriter and Mark Text.

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  1. Zettlr icon
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    Unified 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.

    181 Zettlr alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • Zettlr is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to StackEdit.

    • Zettlr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to StackEdit.

    • Zettlr is Free and Open SourceStackEdit is also Free and Open Source
    • Zettlr is Privacy focused and LightweightStackEdit is not according to our users
  2. Typora icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks Typora is a great StackEdit alternative.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to StackEdit.

    • Typora is Paid and ProprietaryStackEdit is Free and Open Source
    • Typora is Lightweight, Minimalistic and CustomizableStackEdit is not according to our users
  3. Trilium Notes icon
     111 likes

    The original trilium is transfered to this repo by its owner and the app continues to develop here as stated here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium

    374 Trilium Notes alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    • Trilium Notes is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to StackEdit.

    • Trilium Notes is Free and Open SourceStackEdit is also Free and Open Source
    • Trilium Notes is Privacy focused, Lightweight and CustomizableStackEdit is not according to our users
  4. ghostwriter icon
     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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
     
  5. Mark Text icon
     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)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Marknote icon
     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.

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

    Platforms

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

    • Rentry.co is Free and ProprietaryStackEdit is Free and Open Source
    • Rentry.co is Minimalistic and LightweightStackEdit is not according to our users
  8. HedgeDoc icon
     29 likes

    HedgeDoc (fcommunity-driven fork of CodiMD) is an open-source collaborative markdown editor. With HedgeDoc you can easily collaborate on notes, graphs and even presentations in real-time. All you need to do is to share your note-link to your co-workers, and they’re ready to go.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  9. HackMD icon
     40 likes

    HackMD is a browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary (AGPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Heroku
    • Docker
     
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    It has all the features of StackEdit plus a better user experience, much faster load-time and nicer collaboration features

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • HackMD is the most popular SaaS alternative to StackEdit.

    • HackMD is Freemium and ProprietaryStackEdit is Free and Open Source
  10. Heynote icon
     19 likes

    Heynote is a dedicated scratchpad for developers. It functions as a large persistent text buffer where you can write down anything you like. Works great for that Slack message you don't want to accidentally send, a JSON response from an API you're working with, notes...

    57 Heynote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Outline icon
     23 likes

    Your team’s knowledge base Team wiki, documentation, meeting notes, playbooks, onboarding, work logs, brainstorming, & more….

    91 Outline alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
     
  12. Tenno icon
     6 likes

    A live editable Markdown editor that lets you add cells like Excel. You can think of Tenno as a mix of Word and Excel with a touch of Obsidian, Markdown and JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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