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24 alternatives to EME

Elegant Markdown editor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. EME launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   1Writer▲83

   Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

   2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Inke▲92

   A markdown-like web editor with AI-powered

   2023 · inke.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mou▲73

   Markdown editor for web developers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Jottings▲95

   Real-time collaboration in Markdown

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

   Turns websites into markdown

   2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   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 →

7. 7
   JotDown▲81

   A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Typewriter▲248

   Your on-demand editor

   2016 · typewriter.plus · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HTML Editor▲187

   Create HTML snippets with a simple WYSIWYG editor

   2017 · htmleditor.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Let's Markdown!▲81

    Write Markdown together

    2022 · kudasakti168login.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

    Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CodePen▲109

    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor in the browser.

    2014 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Markdown Editor▲126

    Clean, modern & open-source WYSIWYG markdown editor

    2019 · mdown.vercel.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StackEdit▲82

    In-browser markdown editor

    2021 · stackedit.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    editorr▲116

    Get instant writing help from real editors.

    2016 · editorr.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Markdown Editor For Notion Lovers▲80

    A clean Markdown editor with a smooth, block-based UX

    Apr 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Upsite.markdown▲216

    Beautiful websites with a few lines of markdown

    2016 · upsite.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Typed▲104

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

    2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Trix▲184

    A rich text editor for everyday writing

    2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Vecteezy Editor▲206

    Free online vector editor

    2017 · vecteezy.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dillinger▲214

    The last markdown editor, ever

    2014 · dillinger.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MacDown▲115

    Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

    2014 · macdown.uranusjr.com · its alternatives →

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    Markdown Preview▲211

    Markdown Editor with instant preview using GitHub CSS.

    2022 · freecodetools.org · 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 →