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24 alternatives to Marked QL

Instant markdown previews in Finder

Marked 3 is a native macOS application for previewing and converting Markdown files. It provides live preview alongside proofreading tools, customizable themes, and export capabilities to PDF, HTML, DOCX, EPUB, and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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showmd▲204
Markdown was never meant to be previewed plain text
Apr 2026 · showmd.yetanother.one · its alternatives →
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Markdown Preview▲211
Markdown Editor with instant preview using GitHub CSS.
2022 · freecodetools.org · its alternatives →
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MarkdownX▲258
A new markdown editor built for the TallStack
2021 · devdojo.com · its alternatives →
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Textual Markdown – a Markdown “browser” in the terminal▲254
Hi HN, This is a TUI app which displays interactive Markdown documents. Interactive in the sense that you can scroll code fences / tables / and click links. There's a Table of Contents extracted from the MD, and a very rudimentary browser like forward + back. I'm thinking it could be the starting point for a variety of hypertext like applications in the terminal. Very much a work in progress.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Typed▲256
The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac
2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →
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A user-friendly UI for viewing and editing Markdown files▲269
2024 · marker.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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OpenMarkdown▲189
A feather-light, local-first Markdown editor built for you and your agent.
Jul 2026 · openmarkdown.dev · its alternatives →
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Markdown Live Preview▲96
Stop guessing about your Markdown formatting 📝
2018 · markdownlivepreview.com · its alternatives →
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Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS▲107
A free, open-source Markdown editor for macOS with customizable appearance profiles, optional Vim keys, and local writing corrections.
Aug 2026 · writemd.app · its alternatives →
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Simplymarkdown▲78
Easy create markdown with template and live preview
2021 · its alternatives →
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LocalMark Studio▲112
A fast, local-first Markdown editor for real work.
Jan 2026 · editor.karthikponnam.dev · its alternatives →
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Typed▲104
New Markdown Editor for Mac by Realmac Software (pre-launch)
2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →
13TA
Turn a markdown document into an interactive tutorial▲148
2016 · stacktile.io · its alternatives →
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Markoff▲94
A free Markdown previewer for OS X
2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →
15AD
A DOM text-selection highlight renderer▲93
A simple and fast zero-dependencies-library to transform text-selections into serializable markings.
2015 · bowlingx.github.io · its alternatives →
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Markdown Quicklook Plugin▲4
Preview markdown file in mac quicklook
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
17MD
Markdrop — drag and drop Markdown previews▲70
2011 · markdrop.com · its alternatives →
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Typewriter for Markdown▲67
iOS and macOS native markdown editor with live preview
2021 · eightysix.github.io · its alternatives →
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Macdown▲87
Open source Markdown editor for macOS. Contribute to MacDownApp/macdown development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Markdownify▲80
A markdown editor in your browser
2021 · markdownify.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Markably▲78
Cross-platform Markdown editor
2020 · markably.io · its alternatives →
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WordMark▲78
A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers
2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →
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Exporter▲78
A simple markdown exporter for Apple's Notes App.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24AD
a distraction-free Markdown editor▲74
2012 · pencil.asleepysamurai.com · its alternatives →

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