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24 alternatives to 1Writer

Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 1Writer launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   EME▲92

   Elegant Markdown editor

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

   Turns websites into markdown

   2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mou▲73

   Markdown editor for web developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460

   Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

   2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WordMark▲78

   A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

   2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Let's Markdown!▲81

   Write Markdown together

   2022 · kudasakti168login.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Inke▲92

   A markdown-like web editor with AI-powered

   2023 · inke.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Writer▲134

   Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Typed▲104

   New Markdown Editor for Mac by Realmac Software (pre-launch)

   2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Typewriter▲248

    Your on-demand editor

    2016 · typewriter.plus · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hemingway Desktop App▲218

    An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

    2014 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MacDown▲115

    Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

    2014 · macdown.uranusjr.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Markdown Studio▲126

    Markdown editor built for the AI workflow era

    Dec 2025 · mdstudio.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Markdown Editor▲126

    Clean, modern & open-source WYSIWYG markdown editor

    2019 · mdown.vercel.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jottings▲95

    Real-time collaboration in Markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    JotDown▲81

    A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17IS
    I spent 10 months building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web▲69

    24d ago · markdown.beauty · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Marked 2▲105

    Smarter tools for smarter writers

    2014 · marked2app.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Typewriter▲72

    A Text Editor with No Features

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Trix▲184

    A rich text editor for everyday writing

    2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LightPaper▲169

    Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Freewrite Smart Typewriter▲123

    Distraction-free tool for writing composition

    2016 · getfreewrite.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

    27d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

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    Editorial▲100

    Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS

    2016 · omz-software.com · its alternatives →

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