MacDown vs MarkText
MacDown
macdown.uranusjr.comMarkText
marktext.meSide by side
| Figure | MacDown | MarkText |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Markdown editors | 7.9 (#18) | 8.5 (#6) |
| Export formats | HTML,PDF | basic |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Local file support | Yes | Yes |
| Markdown flavor | custom | custom |
| Supported platforms | macos | Downloads are offered for macOS, Windows and Linux. |
| Product | MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for macOS released under the MIT License. | MarkText is a real-time Markdown editor that renders formatting as you type. |
| Support | The FAQ directs users to report product issues and suggestions on the project's GitHub issue page. | The homepage says the project is built by volunteers and invites users to sponsor development on GitHub. |
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MacDown
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MarkText
MarkText is a free, open-source desktop Markdown editor that displays formatted text as you write. It offers WYSIWYG preview and source-code editing, plus focus and typewriter modes. Writing features include tables, KaTeX math, diagrams, footnotes, code highlighting, and YAML, TOML, and JSON front matter. Listed diagram tools include Mermaid, Vega, and Vega-Lite. The editor has 33 light and dark themes, with CSS customization available. Documents can be exported as PDF or self-contained HTML, and local files are supported. MarkText runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Installation notes require macOS 11 or later and Windows 10 or 11, and provide arm64 and x64 installers for those systems. Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Winget are also listed as installation options. The homepage says MarkText needs no account and has no tracking. It is released under the MIT License, has no subscription, and is described as a volunteer-built project.