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24 alternatives to LightPaper

Beautiful, Powerful, and Free 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. LightPaper launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   LightPaper▲169

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

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2LF
   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 →

3. 3
   1Writer▲83

   Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

   2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MacDown▲115

   Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

   2014 · macdown.uranusjr.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Typed▲104

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

   2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Darkroom▲207

   A quick, powerful photo editor that gives you control

   2015 · darkroom.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Editorial▲100

   Desktop-class text & markdown productivity on iOS

   2016 · omz-software.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Macro▲149

   A super focused image editor for the Mac

   2017 · macroapp.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Redlamp▲90

    Native, open-source RAW Lightroom alternative editor for Mac

    17d ago · redlamp.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    JotDown▲81

    A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hot Shots▲120

    A Dribbble screensaver

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Paragraph Notes▲155

    A private Markdown notes app for Mac

    Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

    Turns websites into markdown

    2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ultralight▲110

    A fast, fun and intuitive photo editing app

    2015 · ultralightapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Typora▲13

    A Truly Minimalistic Markdown Editor

    2015 · typora.io · its alternatives →

19. 19IS
    I spent 10 months building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web▲69

    24d ago · markdown.beauty · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Mou▲73

    Markdown editor for web developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Write! Pro▲79

    Text editor with cloud, dark theme and productivity tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shutterstock Editor 2.0▲189

    Create professional-looking social posts, designs & more

    2017 · shutterstock.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Afterlight▲77

    The perfect image editing app

    2013 · afterlight.us · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Darkroom▲85

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

    2015 · darkroom.co · its alternatives →

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