ThiefMD

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ThiefMD is a Markdown and Fountain editor and file manager inspired by Ulysses. ThiefMD is based on open source code from Quilter and other projects.

? Auto-save
? Live Previews
? Typewriter Scrolling
? Full Screen Editing
? Focus Mode
? Multiple Export Formats: PDF, ePub, docx, WriteFreely, Ghost, WordPress, and more
? Multiple Import Formats: ePub, docx, HTML, and more

If anything goes wrong, it’s probably because we implemented it wrong. We’re not liable for lost files or damage to your machine!

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)

Platforms

Linux

Live Preview

See what your work looks like in real time. Is that your battery draining? Yes, and the Markdown it’s powering never looked so good.

A separate window allows for focusing on your writing or reading. From blogging to novel writing, ThiefMD helps your words look good ??

Once you like what you see, export with ease to ePub, DocX, PDF, and more.

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forkingpaths added ThiefMD as alternative to Fountain Markup
7 months ago
POX added ThiefMD as alternative to Scratchmark
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Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
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Supported Languages
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GitHub repository

183 Stars
8 Forks
36 Open Issues
Updated Apr 4, 2026

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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about ThiefMD, and it has gotten 4 likes

ThiefMD was added to AlternativeTo by Matheus Bastos on May 31, 2021 and this page was last updated May 31, 2021.

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marciotibirica

★★★★★

Mar 16, 2023

It makes easy to create and publish blog posts using Static Site Generators such as Jekyll or Pelican.

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What is ThiefMD?

Keep your Markdown managed. Write epic tales, a novel, that screen play, keep a journal, or finally write that book report.

ThiefMD is a Markdown Editor providing an easy way to organize, format, and compile your markdown documents. When you're ready to Publish, go to ePub, PDF, Office, Ghost, WordPress, Write-Freely, or more.

Import from and Export to Office, ePUB, HTML, and more. ThiefMD is your one stop shop for making and managing markdown mischief.

Working on a screenplay? ThiefMD can handle and combine Fountain files as well. Write your novel and prepare for that movie deal all from the same app.