Alternatives

Products that do what Macdown does

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MacDown▲115
Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.
2014
2S
Spongedown▲64
2017 · ivanceras.github.io
3
Snapdown▲137
Turn anything on your Mac screen into clean Markdown
Aug 2026 · snapdown.com.au
4
Markoff▲94
A free Markdown previewer for OS X
2016
5AF
Artful for Mac▲229
2014 · artfulmac.com
6
Typed▲256
The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac
2014
7TM
The Markdown Resume▲117
2014 · mszep.github.io
8Q
QuickPYTHON▲181
2020 · timothycrosley.github.io
9SA
Sundown – an alternative to Markdown▲121
2017 · seyedi.org
10DA
Dumbdown – A dumb alternative to Markdown▲107
2021 · github.com
11MA
MonkeyMind – A shortcut-driven to-do list for your Mac's menu bar▲99
2020 · apps.apple.com
12AM
A modern macOS markdown editor (work in progress)▲9
2018 · github.com
13WC
We created a Mac app that creates presentations from Markdown▲35
2014 · decksetapp.com
14E
EndDash▲65
2013 · enddash.com
15AD
a distraction-free Markdown editor▲74
2012 · pencil.asleepysamurai.com
16
Cooldown▲129
Quickly toggle Low Power Mode on your Mac from the menubar
2021
17
Typed▲104
New Markdown Editor for Mac by Realmac Software (pre-launch)
2014
18IO
I open-sourced a macOS native Markdown rendering engine▲7
Jul 2026 · github.com
19MM
Mastering Markdown▲11
2016 · masteringmarkdown.com
20BF
Boards for Mac▲5
2020 · apps.apple.com
21CL
Command-line-first app for capturing notes and reflections in Markdown▲28
2021 · github.com
22BA
BeforeShutdown – a macOS menubar todo app with reminders on system off▲9
2020 · beforeshutdown.app
23BF
Buckets for Mac▲5
2013 · bucketsapp.net
24J
JamPad▲23
2012 · jampad.chaoscollective.org

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