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Markdown editors

Obsidian

Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.

Terminal window
brew install obsidian

Joplin

Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device.

Bear

Markdown Notes for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Bear is a beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose. Download from: https://bear.app/

MarkText

A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

Terminal window
brew install --cask mark-text

Typora

I am just found the best (for me) Markdown editor on the planet. Why?

  • it’s freeware and opensource
  • it’s minimalistic and easy to use
  • combine wysiwyg and plaintext editing
  • support folders, front matter, custom styles,
  • allow quick file open ⌘ + ⇧ + O 😍
Terminal window
brew install --cask typora

Byword

Byword is a Markdown editor that offers a clean and simple interface. It also includes a range of features such as syntax highlighting, distraction-free mode, and export options

iA Writer

iA Writer is a minimal, distraction-free writing app for Mac, iOS, and Android. It’s the perfect tool for writing long texts, essays, articles, and books.

Paper

Paper is a beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose in Markdown.

Nota

Pro notes app designed for local Markdown files. From simple notes and todo lists, to articles and journals, to wikis and second brain — no accounts, no subscription, no vendor lock-in.

Notable

Markdown note-taking app supports tags, dark theme, zen mode, multi edit and so on

Terminal window
brew install --cask notable

MacDown

MacDown is a free and open-source Markdown editor that offers a clean and intuitive interface. It also includes a live preview and syntax highlighting.

Terminal window
brew install --cask macdown

GitJournal

Mobile first Markdown Notes integrated with Git. Can be integrated with other editors.

Visual Studio Code

Terminal window
brew install --cask visual-studio-code

Mak

Mak is a universal in-browser notepad with build in Markdown support.