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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, 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)

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!

Caret ($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, 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

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

More / Articles

• 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

More / Articles

• 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

More / Articles

• 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 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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