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24 alternatives to A WYSIWYM Markdown editor and brainstorming tool on the web

Minimal yet powerful writing app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A WYSIWYM Markdown editor and brainstorming tool on the web launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Jottings▲95

   Real-time collaboration in Markdown

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   FocusWrite▲115

   A local-first writing app with focus modes.

   13d ago · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   WordMark▲78

   A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

   2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   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 →

6. 6
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · typewrite.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Jotterpad▲115

   The writing app for creatives

   2015 · 2appstudio.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

   Turns websites into markdown

   2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ZenPen▲125

    The minimal writing tool of web

    2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    1Writer▲83

    Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

    2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MuM▲93

    A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

    25d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hemingway Desktop App▲218

    An editor that makes your writing bold and clear.

    2014 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14NM
    Notably – minimalist markdown notes app▲5

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Atavist▲116

    A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

    2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Markdoc▲84

    A shared Markdown editor for people and their agents

    16d ago · markdoc.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

    29d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fulvid▲86

    A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mou▲73

    Markdown editor for web developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Editorially▲95

    Collaborative writing tool

    2013 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Let's Markdown!▲81

    Write Markdown together

    2022 · kudasakti168login.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →