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A collection of awesome markdown editors and (pre)viewersfor Linux, Apple OS X, Microsoft Windows, the World Wide Web and more.

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Markdown Online Editors

Minimalist Online Markdown Editor(web: markdown.pioul.fr,github: pioul/Minimalist-Online-Markdown-Editor)

StackEdit(web: stackedit.io,github: benweet/stackedit)

Markdown Note(web: writekit.github.io/markdown.note/note.html,github: writekit/markdown.note) -another simple single HTML page, server-less Markdown editor in JavaScript

Dillinger.io(web: dillinger.io,github: joemccann/dillinger)

MarkTwo(web: marktwo.app,github:anthonygarvan/marktwo),MarkTwo is a free and open source progressive web app which can be installed on any platform or used within the browser. It features seamless transition between read and edit mode, snappy performance for large documents, and efficient, continuous, and private syncing via your own Google drive. It also has a host of productivity enhancements that make it ideal for long-form notes and journals.

Markdown Desktop Editors

Universal

Atom (FREE, open source)

Markdown Preview - to be done

Visual Studio Code (FREE)

to be done

Typora ($$, Free in beta)

Typora is a highly unique and powerful markdown editor. The most surprising and difficult to explain feature, is the in place live preview. In a nutshell as you type markdown it previews the text behind your cursor eliminating the need for a separate preview space.

In addition to including some very nice looking css based themes it also leverages the power of pandoc by using an intermediary format behind the scene allowing you to import and export to many popular document formats including.

The current version, 0.9.23-1, still has some minor bugs and the OS X version is still in beta but, wow, does it look great!

Abricotine (FREE, open source)

Abricotine supports very good instant preview like Typora, but is open source - free forever.

MarkText (FREE, open source)

MarkText is very similar to Abricotine, but it's development is much faster than Abricotine's (while isn't really stable yet).

Caret ($29 for continued use)

Features live preview, files sidebar, go to anything, advanced spell checker and a lot more.

Zettlr (FREE, open source)

Zettlr ships with a lot of features helpful in writing markdown. It is especially aimed at writing research papers in the arts and humanities (and therefore offers writing aids such as automatic footnote insertion and in-place editing, or a global search). Nonetheless it also supports LaTeX and code highlighting, which makes it interesting for developers as well. It features a file tree, plenty of exporting options and even supports whole projects (exporting multiple markdown files at once), live preview directly in the editor, and some Zettelkasten functionalities that enables the linking of files. Tags can also be used to sort your work.

GhostWriter (FREE, open source)

GhostWriter is a simple and light markdown editor. It use double screen: the left screen is the editor, and the right screen show the rendered file. Allows many different syntax: GitHub, Sundown, pandoc, common mark, multimarkdown, php markdown extra, and strict. The right screen will shows the file rendered using the selected syntax.

The editor includes more options, as ortographic check, format.. etc.

For occasional use, FontForge is a good replacement for SigMaker, and I thank the developers. I needed to tweak one glyph in one font. When you launch FontForge, Mac OS X will probably tell you that you need to install XQuartz or X11. Follow the link given by Apple and do it. Then, FontForge will run. X11 apps are like Windows apps. Alternatives to FontForge for Windows, Mac, Web, Linux, BSD and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to FontForge. Fontforge alternatives for mac. The best FontForge alternatives based on verified products, votes, reviews and other factors. Latest update: 2020-02-18. Font creation and editing, including variable fonts and color fonts. FontCreator for Mac. FontCreator by High-Logic B.V. Is a piece of software that was designed to help you create and edit fonts. As the release of FontCreator for Mac has not been announced yet, you can use one of the alternative font editing tools for Mac. This list contains several apps that can serve as replacements for FontCreator for Mac. Alternatives to FontForge for Mac with any license. Birdfont is a free font editor which lets you create vector graphics and export TTF, OTF, EOT and SVG fonts. Free Personal $ $ $ Open. FontLab Studio. Make everything from dingbat webfonts to full-fledged text.

Ghostwriter also allows to export to different formats, using pandoc or sundown: pdf, html, docx, latex. epub.. etc

The interface is translated to many languages, as spanish, german or portuguese.

Linux

Retext(github wiki: retext-project/retext,github: retext-project/retext) -ReText is a simple but powerful editor for markdown and reStructuredText markup languages.ReText is written in Python language and works on Linux and other POSIX-compatible platforms.

uText(web: atareao.es/tag/utext,ubuntu apps: utext) -uText is a very simple editor for Markdown. uText supports live text preview and syntax highlighting.Supported export formats: HTML, ODT, PDF.

Remarkable(web: remarkableapp.github.io) -markdown editor for Linux and Windows

MindForger(web: mindforger.com) -MindForger is free Markdown IDE and thinking notebook for Linux and macOS. Actually it is more than just a Markdown editor - it is Markdown IDE. With MindForger you can edit multiple documents, perform refactoring/cloning/extraction of sections, use document/section templates and more. It provides HTML preview with diagram, math support and source code syntax highlighting; cutomizable themes and dual pane interface.

UberWriter(web: uberwriter.wolfvollprecht.de,ubuntu apps: uberwriter) -UberWriter, beautiful distraction free writing.With UberWriter you get only one thing: An empty textbox, that is to fill with your ideas.There are no settings, you don't have to choose a font, it is only for writing.You can use markdown for all your markup needs. PDF, RTF and HTML are generated via pandoc.

MarkMyWords(github: voldyman/MarkMyWords) -a minimal markdown editor

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• 12 Best Markdown Editors for Linux, Better Tech Tips, July 2017-- incl. Remarkable, Mark My Words, ReText, Ghostwriter, Abricotine, Typora ($$, Free in beta), Haroopad ($$, Donationware), Caret ($25), GitBook Editor, LightMd Editor, EME (Elegant Markdown Editor), PileMd

Microsoft Windows

WriteMonkey(web: writemonkey.com) -full screen distraction free creative writing; no whistles and bells, just empty screen, you and your words;WriteMonkey is light, fast, and free

Markdown Monster(web: markdownmonster.west-wind.com) -Markdown is everywhere these days and it's used for all sorts of different purposes. Wouldn't it be nice if you have an editor that can keep up with all of those scenarios?

Markdown Monster is a Markdown editor and viewer that lets you edit Markdown with syntax highlighting and fast text entry. A collapsible, synced, live preview lets you see your output as you type. You can easily embed images, links, emojis and code as text or by using our gentle UI helpers that simplify many operations. You can also paste and drag images directly into the editor. Inline spell-checking and word counts keep your content streamlined unobtrusively.

You can export Markdown to HTML by saving to disk or by copying Markdown selections as HTML directly to the clipboard. The HTML preview can display syntax colored code snippets for most common coding languages, and can easily be customized with HTML and CSS template to match your own sites. You can choose from a light and dark theme, and choose individual editor and preview themes. You can even use Vim or EMacs type conventions. Other convenience features let you browse for and select files in the built-in folder browser, jump to the current folder in Explorer or Terminal, commit to Git and more.

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• The Best Markdown Editor for Windows by Zack Wallace, SitePoint, July 2017 -- incl. Texts ($19), WriteMonkey, Haroopad ($$, Donationware), MarkPad, MarkdownPad 2, Typora ($$, Free in beta), Caret ($25)

Apple Mac OS X

MacDown(web: macdown.uranusjr.com) -open source Markdown editor inspired by Mou, with live preview of extended markdown syntaxes

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• The Best Markdown Editors for Mac by Adrian Try, SitePoint, July 2017 -- incl. Ulysses ($44.99), Quiver ($9.99), LightPaper ($16.49), MWeb ($14.99), Texts ($19), Byword ($11.99), IA Writer ($9.99), Typora ($$, Free in beta), Caret ($25), Focused ($29.99), Bear (Free, Bear Pro subscription $1.49/month), Mou ($$, Free in beta), MacDown (FREE, open source), Haroopad ($$, Donationware)

Markdown Mobile Editors

Android

Markor(web: gsantner.net,github: gsantner/markor) -Markor is an open source text editor for Android. This project aims to make an editor that is versatile, flexible, and lightweight. Markor utilizes simple markup formats like Markdown and todo.txt for note-taking and list management.

Misc

WordPress

More / Articles

• How Writers & Bloggers Can Make the Most of Markdown in WordPress by Adrian Try, SitePoint, July 2017 -- Jetpack (free plugin), WP-Markdown (free), PrettyPress (free, pro version w/ shortcode previews for $10), Markdown for WordPress and bbPress (free), Markdown QuickTags (free), Typewriter (free)

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