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# Awesome Markdown Editors & (Pre)viewers

A collection of awesome markdown editors and (pre)viewers
for 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`](http://markdown.pioul.fr),
 github: [`pioul/Minimalist-Online-Markdown-Editor`](https://github.com/pioul/Minimalist-Online-Markdown-Editor))

**StackEdit**
(web: [`stackedit.io`](https://stackedit.io),
 github: [`benweet/stackedit`](https://github.com/benweet/stackedit))

**Markdown Note**
(web: [`writekit.github.io/markdown.note/note.html`](http://writekit.github.io/markdown.note/note.html),
 github: [`writekit/markdown.note`](https://github.com/writekit/markdown.note)) -
another simple single HTML page, server-less Markdown editor in JavaScript

**Dillinger.io**
(web: [`dillinger.io`](http://dillinger.io/),
 github: [`joemccann/dillinger`](https://github.com/joemccann/dillinger))


## 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**](https://github.com/brrd/Abricotine) (FREE, open source)

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

[**MarkText**](https://github.com/marktext/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**](https://caret.io/) ($29 for continued use)

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

### Linux

**Retext**
(github wiki: [`retext-project/retext`](https://github.com/retext-project/retext/wiki),
 github: [`retext-project/retext`](https://github.com/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`](http://www.atareao.es/tag/utext),
 ubuntu apps: [`utext`](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/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`](http://remarkableapp.github.io)) -
markdown editor for Linux and Windows

**MindForger**
(web: [`mindforger.com`](https://www.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`](http://uberwriter.wolfvollprecht.de),
 ubuntu apps: [`uberwriter`](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/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`](http://github.com/voldyman/MarkMyWords)) -
a minimal markdown editor


More / Articles

- [12 Best Markdown Editors for Linux](http://bettertechtips.com/linux/markdown-editor-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`](http://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

More / Articles

- [The Best Markdown Editor for Windows](https://sitepoint.com/best-markdown-editors-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`](http://macdown.uranusjr.com)) -
open source Markdown editor inspired by Mou, with live preview of extended markdown syntaxes

More / Articles

- [The Best Markdown Editors for Mac](https://sitepoint.com/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)


## Misc

### WordPress

More / Articles

- [How Writers & Bloggers Can Make the Most of Markdown in WordPress](https://sitepoint.com/writers-bloggers-can-make-markdown-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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