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Products that do what Downright does

Read Markdown on Mac without opening an editor

1. 1
   MacDown▲115

   Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

   2014

2. 2
   Markdown Editor▲126

   Clean, modern & open-source WYSIWYG markdown editor

   2019

3. 3
   OpenMarkdown▲189

   A markdown editor you and your agent co-edit

   Jul 2026

4. 4
   Typed▲256

   The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

   2014

5. 5
   Typed▲104

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

   2014

6. 6
   Pinery▲161

   Markdown Editor for Books

   2025

7. 7LF
   LightPaper for Mac – Free Markdown editor▲132

   I'm not the author of the app (nor i have any connection with them, just a random user). iA Writer and Writer Pro aren't well suited for me as a developer. They feel quite "strange" to me. Mou is a good option (free too) but still missing some features. So far this, this editor is the most complete user-friendly. Hope it helps!

   2013 · clockworkengine.com

8. 8
   Markdown Editor▲76

   Writing Github readme's and markdown easier

   2018

9. 9
   Markably▲78

   Cross-platform Markdown editor

   2020

10. 10
    NotePlan 3▲264

    Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files

    2020

11. 11
    Caret▲265

    Beautiful and clever Markdown editor for Mac and PC

    2017

12. 12
    MarkdownX▲258

    A new markdown editor built for the TallStack

    2021

13. 13
    Pretext▲142

    A powerful, clean Markdown & plain text editor for iOS 📝

    2018

14. 14
    DownMark▲184

    Turn web content into clean Markdown with one click

    2025

15. 15
    Snapdown▲137

    Turn anything on your Mac screen into clean Markdown

    Aug 2026 · snapdown.com.au

16. 16
    Writer▲134

    Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

    2021

17. 17
    Typora▲236

    A truly minimal markdown editor.

    2019

18. 18
    showmd▲204

    Markdown was never meant to be previewed plain text

    Apr 2026

19. 19
    LocalMark Studio▲112

    A fast, local-first Markdown editor for real work.

    Jan 2026

20. 20
    MagicDown▲96

    A minimal markdown editor making your writing look magical ✨

    2018

21. 21
    Downit▲74

    A super simple markdown editor

    2019

22. 22
    NoteTabs▲129

    Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore

    Jan 2026

23. 23
    Hexel Editor▲78

    Native macOS hex editor with a brain for file formats

    18d ago · apps.apple.com

24. 24
    Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

    Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

    2017

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