Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to MarsEdit

The best way to write, preview, & publish your blog from Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MarsEdit launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MarsEdit 4▲145

   Archive, write, preview, and publish your blog from a Mac

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MarsEdit 5▲18

   Write, preview and publish your blog from your Mac

   2022 · redsweater.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Desk 3.0▲211

   Writing, blogging, and notetaking for WordPress

   2016 · desk.pm · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Posts 2.0▲240

   Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WriteRoom▲67

   Distraction Free Writing

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BlogTouch 2.0▲66

   A clever Mac client for Google's Blogger/Blogspot platform

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fluid▲215

   Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   WordMark▲78

   A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

   2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Blot▲84

    The simplest way to blog

    2014 · blot.im · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blogo▲121

    The easiest & fastest way to write, publish & manage blogs

    2014 · getblogo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BookMarkable▲86

    Bookmark anything

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Proud for Mac▲303

    Break down tasks & boost your productivity

    2016 · useproud.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Writer Pro▲91

    Note. Write. Edit.

    2013 · ia.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    A Handwritten Blogging Platform▲192

    You simply: 1. Connect your device. 2. Create a top-level `handwritten.blog` folder. 3. Every new notebook in that folder becomes a draft on https://handwritten.blog/ I hope this eventually obviates the need to look at the ugly upload interface you have to use to now upload your writing.

    Jul 2026 · handwritten.blog · its alternatives →

17. 17
    BlogOwl▲155

    Delivers blog post Ideas and suggestions to your inbox

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Typed: A Better Blogging▲7

    Setup and publish your own blog in seconds.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Crunch 2!▲72

    Write what you want. Save what you need.

    2016 · getcrunch.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Draft▲149

    GitHub for writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Screen Flow▲116

    Screen recording and editing for Mac

    2014 · telestream.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ahoy News▲82

    A new and better way to read news on the Mac

    2016 · ahoynews.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Xee3 ▲72

    A better Mac OS X's Preview.app

    2015 · theunarchiver.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A better way to read blogs▲103

    Hey HN, maker here. It was a serious 4-6 months of effort to build this. I have never poured as much love, attention and detail into a project before. So I really appreciate you having a looksie! The homepage has a fresh list of articles every hour and is open to all. Still, I recommend signing up so you can add stuff to your reading list and follow blogs. My initial plan was to monetize this with subtle ads, but that didn't work out as the traffic to the site isn't nearly enough for that. That said, I have a fair bit invested in this and I need your help figuring out a way to make this…

    2023 · boredreading.com · its alternatives →

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