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MacMD Viewer vs MDedit

MacMD Viewer

macmdviewer.com

MDedit

github.com

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FigureMacMD ViewerMDedit
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
Web—Yes
Windows—Yes
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
Plans published61
Spec score · Markdown editors6.5 (#31)8.5 (#8)
Cloud syncNoNo
Export formatsPDF via macOS Print to PDFHTML,PNG,PDF,CSV,SVG
Local file supportYesYes
Supported platformsmacOSThe download list provides Windows x64, macOS Apple silicon, and Ubuntu/Debian x64 builds; the repository also includes browser/PWA files.

Plans

MacMD Viewer

  • Single$19.99, paid once
  • Family Pack$39.99, paid once
  • Team & beyond (10 Macs)$129, paid once
  • Team & beyond (25 Macs)$299, paid once
  • Team & beyond (50 Macs)$549, paid once
  • Team & beyond (100 Macs)$999, paid once

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MDedit

  • FreeFree

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In their own words

MacMD Viewer

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MDedit

MDedit is a free, MIT-licensed Markdown editor built with Tauri for Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. It combines source editing, live preview, native local-file handling, and offline export. A tabbed workspace keeps synchronized Edit, Split, and Preview modes, with independent editing state for each document. Markdown support includes GitHub-flavored syntax, task lists, tables, footnotes, callouts, and syntax highlighting, plus Mermaid diagrams and KaTeX mathematics. Per-document find and replace offers match-case, whole-word, and regular-expression options; formatting shortcuts and automatic list continuation are also included. MDedit exports HTML, PNG, PDF, CSV, and SVG. The project says it uses no account, telemetry, document upload, or server-side rendering, and keeps documents local. Desktop recovery snapshots can restore tabs, content, and workspace state after an unexpected shutdown. Desktop attachments are limited to 20 MiB each. Browser sessions cannot resolve Markdown files on disk. Desktop downloads are listed for Windows x64, macOS Apple silicon, and Ubuntu/Debian x64, but builds are unsigned and may trigger an operating-system warning. The free plan costs nothing.

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