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24 alternatives to LightPaper

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

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

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   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 · its alternatives →

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   LightPaper▲1

   Beautiful, Powerful, and Free Markdown Editor

   2015 · visitthessaloniki.travel · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Write! Pro▲79

   Text editor with cloud, dark theme and productivity tools

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Darkroom▲207

   A quick, powerful photo editor that gives you control

   2015 · darkroom.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TaskPaper 3▲122

   Plain text to-do lists for Mac

   2016 · taskpaper.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NotePad▲78

   Simple text editor with a resizable menu bar window

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Cleartext▲307

   A text editor that allows only the 1,000 most common words

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Macro▲149

   A super focused image editor for the Mac

   2017 · macroapp.co · its alternatives →

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   1Writer▲83

   Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

   2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    small▲149

    The ultra lightweight code editor for OS X.

    2016 · mediachicken.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Editorial▲100

    Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS

    2016 · omz-software.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Textpad▲200

    Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.

    2016 · textpad.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    NoteApp▲8

    An incredibly simple text editor

    2017 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

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    Lightroom for mobile▲69

    Edit, organize, and share images anywhere, anytime

    2015 · adobe.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Micro▲88

    A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TextMate 2.0▲155

    Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac

    2019 · macromates.com · its alternatives →

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    Trix▲184

    A rich text editor for everyday writing

    2015 · trix-editor.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Paragraphs▲272

    A minimalist writing app for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    lightgallery▲146

    A modern image viewer for Mac, Windows and Linux.

    2016 · sachinchoolur.github.io · its alternatives →

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    FontLab VI▲113

    Next-generation professional font editor

    2015 · fontlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Tincta▲87

    Free, fast and simple open source text editor for Mac

    2021 · codingfriends.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Redlamp▲90

    Native, open-source RAW Lightroom alternative editor for Mac

    17d ago · redlamp.app · its alternatives →

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    Darkroom▲85

    Efficient, powerful photo editor for iOS (pre-launch)

    2015 · darkroom.co · its alternatives →

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    Screen Flow▲116

    Screen recording and editing for Mac

    2014 · telestream.net · 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 →