The Ultimate Collection of Markdown Editors - Curated
Last Update: 28.05.2018. By Jens
in python | resource tip | Developers Life
Last Update May 2018
I’ve been a long time user of Markdown now and still enjoy its simplicity. So i thought it is time to rewrite the collection and add some more information.
Yada, yada, just take me to the list
What is Markdown?
Markdown is an easy to use markup language and is written in a plain text format. Writing in it feels very natural and with the tools around it you got a powerful helper, like a tiny wizard in your pocket :-). The main benefits are
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natural writing, it looks and feels like plain text, here is an example
# This is my first header
He is the prince of the land of fife.
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the text content is separated from the actual presentation, which simplifies the presentation of your work in different formats, i.e., transform it to HTML, Word, PDF, LaTeX, and more
As I said it is plain text, and basically you could write it with any text editor on any platform. I write it on a Mac, my colleague can change it on Windows. And all with the simplest plain text editors. But when you want to transform it into HTML, you can use one of the many command line tools or an editor. And same of the editors I’ll present you now.
Python based Markdown editors
This site has a strong history on Python, so Markdown Editors implemented in Python, get their special section.
Markdown Editor for Windows
- Anomade C++ and QT
- CuteMarkEd C++ and QT; Open Source; Windows, Linux
- MarkdownSharp Open source; C#
- SmartDown Commercial; Windows
- MarkPad C#, Supports Metaweblog API
- Texts Commercial;Windows, Mac; a more visual editing as you don’t write markdown by yourself, but the editor does it in the background.
- MdCharm
Commercial Open Sourced; Windows, Linux
- MarkdownPad Free + Commercial version; Windows
- Haroopad Freeware; Windows, Linux, Mac
- Typora Commercial, free beta; Windows, Mac, Linux. Visual editing with a mix of writing and live preview.
- Moopato eBook Writer Disclaimer: it is my own tool; Commercial Windows & Mac. Focused on distraction free writing and publishing of ebooks
- ghostwriter Open Source; Windows and Linux
- Marxico Online, Chrome App, Windows Client, Mac Client, Stores docs in Evernote
- SmartDown II Commercial, Windows
- Abricotine Open Source, Windows, Linux and Mac
- MOEDITOR Open Source, Mac, Windows, Linux
- PileMd Free, Mac,Windows, Linux, Notes taking app
Markdown Editor for Linux
- Typora Commercial, free beta; Windows, Mac, Linux. Visual editing with a mix of writing and live preview.
- UberWriter Open source; Linux distraction free writing
- CuteMarkEd C++ and QT; Open Source; Windows, Linux
- MdCharm
Commercial Open Sourced; Windows, Linux
- Remarkable Free; Linux, Windows announced
- ghostwriter Open Source; Windows and Linux
- Abricotine Open Source, Windows, Linux and Mac
- MOEDITOR Open Source, Mac, Windows, Linux
- PileMd Free, Mac,Windows, Linux, Notes taking app
Markdown Editor for Mac
- Typora Commercial, free beta; Windows, Mac, Linux. Visual editing with a mix of writing and live preview.
- Haroopad Freeware; Windows, Linux, Mac
- Texts Commercial;Windows, Mac; a more visual editing as you don’t write markdown by yourself, but the editor does it in the background.
- Mou Commercial; Mac
- Moopato eBook Writer Disclaimer: it is my own tool; Commercial Windows & Mac. Focused on distraction free writing and publishing of ebooks
- ByWword 2 Commercial Mac, iOS
- MacDown Open Source, Mac
- Marked 2 Commercial, Mac
- Marxico Online, Chrome App, Windows Client, Mac Client, Stores docs in Evernote
- Abricotine Open Source, Windows, Linux and Mac
- TextNut Freemium, Mac, iOS
- Write for Mac Commercial, Mac
- MOEDITOR Open Source, Mac, Windows, Linux
- PileMd Free, Mac,Windows, Linux, Notes taking app
- Paragraphs Commercial, Mac
- MWeb for Mac Commercial Mac, Supports Static Site Generators
- LightPaper Commercial Mac
Markdown Editors Online or browser extenions
If you know a good one, just post it in the comments and i’ll add it.
