The Best Typora AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & Text Editors like Typora

Typora is described as 'A cross-platform Markdown editor providing real-time preview, Focus & Typewriter modes, and support for multiple export formats' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Typora for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Typora alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Typora are Mark Text, Joplin, Zettlr and ghostwriter.

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  1. Obsidian icon

    Obsidian

     1089 likes

    Privacy-oriented note-taking app for non-linear thinking, blending knowledge graph creation with wiki-style linking. Supports Markdown, end-to-end encryption, and plugins for customization. Offers distraction-free mode, tags, themes, syntax highlighting, and operates offline without tracking.

    169 Obsidian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Obsidian as an Alternative to Typora
    Top Negative Comment
    Cai
    8

    Obsidian does technically provide some similar features to Typora, namely a live-preview markdown editor. However it's not really a text editor like Typora, more a managed note-taking system. You could not really say "I have this markdown file, I'll edit it with Obsidian".

    Aleksandr Dikov
    Negative
    4

    Obsidian is organizing software. Markdown editing is just a feature. It's not fair enough to say that it's an alternative.

    Tyler Knows Nothing
    Negative
    4

    Obsidian is a comprehensive note-taking app that has support for markdown. Typora is just a markdown editor.

    3 of 6 comments
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    • Some users think Obsidian is a great Typora alternative, some don't.

    • Obsidian is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Typora.

    • Obsidian is the most popular free alternative to Typora.

    • Obsidian is Freemium and ProprietaryTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • Obsidian is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  2. Mark Text icon

    Mark Text

     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)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GitHub Flavored Markdown
     
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    Comments about Mark Text as an Alternative to Typora
    Top Positive Comment
    ScenicMarathon
    12

    Very similar to Typora, but open source. Moreover it seems that Typora will not be free when the beta ends, while Mark Text will be free forever.

    marcinkowalskipl
    Positive
    0

    Very close, opensource match.

    Voltra
    Positive
    1

    Very very similar, but the UX is a tiny bit worse (especially if like me you save often or undo/redo often)

    3 of 9 comments
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    • Almost everyone thinks Mark Text is a great Typora alternative.

    • Mark Text is the most popular Open Source alternative to Typora.

    • Mark Text is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • Mark Text is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  4. Joplin icon

    Joplin

     875 likes

    Open source app for managing notes and to-dos with Markdown support. Syncs seamlessly across devices using services like Dropbox and OneDrive. Offers end-to-end encrypted synchronicity, offline access, rich import/export options, and a Web Clipper for browsers.

    108 Joplin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • Termux
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Joplin as an Alternative to Typora
    Top Negative Comment
    Spout
    4

    As others said, while Joplin does include MD functionality, it is to use within itself not as a general editor. I don't even know if you COULD use this as a MD editor. Not conveniently for sure.

    marcinkowalskipl
    Negative
    0

    Note taking is not an alternative to markdown editing.

    Cyber Nautilus
    Negative
    1

    Joplin is a note-taking software whereas Typora is a markdown editor

    3 of 7 comments
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    • Some users think Joplin is a great Typora alternative, some don't.

    • Joplin is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Typora.

    • Joplin is Freemium and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • Joplin is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
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  6. Zettlr icon

    Zettlr

     245 likes

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Zettlr as an Alternative to Typora
    ScenicMarathon
    Positive
    3

    Zettlr has almost every feature of Typora, but it can do even more. An example is the support to hyperlink to other notes in the same directory (so that it is possible to implement Zettelkasten).

    taylregriffin
    Positive
    2

    Zettlr is similar to Typora in interface and function, but has better features and is open source.

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    more feature rich, in active development, one can link files (to reference things) and open-source (Typora is not)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Zettlr icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Zettlr is a great Typora alternative.

    • Zettlr is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • Zettlr is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  7. ghostwriter icon

    ghostwriter

     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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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    Comments about ghostwriter as an Alternative to Typora
    bigbigboy
    Positive
    3

    ghostwriter is a c++ program much faster and better than any electron alternative.

    asaaddxasaadd
    Positive
    2

    pandoc support, qt-based (with c++ at back), under the auspices of kde, but does not depend on their libraries (there are Qt libraries in the archive, but you will have to put up with this)

    Typora Icon
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    • Almost everyone thinks ghostwriter is a great Typora alternative.

    • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • ghostwriter is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  8. Beaver Notes icon

    Beaver Notes

     61 likes

    Your personal note-taking haven for privacy and efficiency.

    70 Beaver Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Beaver Notes as an Alternative to Typora
    HeinzWernerDieter
    Negative
    0

    Design is greate and OpenSource is still a big advantage about Typora.

    HOWEVER, Typora is file-based, whereas Beaver Notes isn't! That is a BIG difference between booth programs! I whould say the concepts of how the informations are saved is so diffenrent that this booth programms are NOT COMPARABLE.

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    • Beaver Notes is Free and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • Beaver Notes is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  10. SiYuan icon

    SiYuan

     77 likes

    SiYuan is a desktop Markdown Block-Reference and Bidirectional-Link note-taking application. Support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.

    74 SiYuan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • F-Droid
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    Comments about SiYuan as an Alternative to Typora
    ailuridae
    Negative
    0

    SiYuan is a note taking tool and organizer. It is not a markdown file editor

    Typora Icon
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    • SiYuan is Freemium and Open SourceTypora is Paid and Proprietary
    • SiYuan is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  11. iA Writer icon

    iA Writer

     96 likes

    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    120 iA Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Almost everyone thinks iA Writer is a great Typora alternative.

    • iA Writer is the most popular commercial alternative to Typora.

    • iA Writer is Paid and ProprietaryTypora is also Paid and Proprietary
    • iA Writer is Privacy focusedTypora is not according to our users
  12. Reor icon

    Reor

     33 likes

    Reor is an AI-powered desktop note-taking app: it automatically links related ideas, answers questions on your notes and provides semantic search. Everything is stored locally and you can edit your notes with an Obsidian-like markdown editor.

    105 Reor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  13. Trudido icon

    Trudido

     14 likes

    Offline in-device task manager and note app featuring smart creation, advanced organization, calendar and list views, Markdown notes, secure SHA-256 encryption, Material You theming, multiple color themes, no tracking or ads, and import/export for total ownership.

    36 Trudido alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  14. StackEdit icon

    StackEdit

     90 likes

    Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

    81 StackEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    StackEdit 5 - Split interface (Dark)
     
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    Marknote

     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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Marknote screenshot 1
     
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