MarkText vs Smarkup
MarkText
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| Figure | MarkText | Smarkup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Markdown editors | 8.5 (#6) | 7.7 (#22) |
| Editing modes | The editor offers WYSIWYG preview, source-code mode, focus mode and typewriter mode. | It offers a WYSIWYG visual editor powered by Tiptap and a raw CodeMirror view. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Local file support | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | Downloads are offered for macOS, Windows and Linux. | Downloads are listed for macOS Universal (Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows (.exe installer), and Linux (AppImage and .deb). |
| Product | MarkText is a real-time Markdown editor that renders formatting as you type. | Smarkup is a minimal desktop markdown editor built for prompts. |
| Support | The homepage says the project is built by volunteers and invites users to sponsor development on GitHub. | The site links to the project's GitHub repository and issue tracker. |
| Themes | MarkText includes 33 built-in light and dark themes, and themes can be customized with CSS. | The editor supports light and dark modes and can follow the system setting. |
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In their own words
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.