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24 alternatives to Mou

Markdown editor for web developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mou launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MacDown▲115

   Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

   2014 · macdown.uranusjr.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

   Turns websites into markdown

   2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Jottings▲95

   Real-time collaboration in Markdown

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460

   Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

   2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   1Writer▲83

   Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

   2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   EME▲92

   Elegant Markdown editor

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Couscous▲90

   Turn Markdown documentation into beautiful websites

   2014 · couscous.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Katib▲99

   A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

   2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Let's Markdown!▲81

    Write Markdown together

    2022 · kudasakti168login.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    JotDown▲81

    A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Typed▲104

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

    2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

    Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Remarkable▲82

    a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fulvid▲86

    A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Markdoc▲84

    A shared Markdown editor for people and their agents

    21d ago · markdoc.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Markdown Preview▲211

    Markdown Editor with instant preview using GitHub CSS.

    2022 · freecodetools.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

    Sep 2026 · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Markdown Studio▲126

    Markdown editor built for the AI workflow era

    Dec 2025 · mdstudio.app · its alternatives →

23. 23MA
    Markdownify - A minimal Markdown editor desktop app based on Electron▲6

    A blog on PHP, JavaScript, and more

    2016 · amitmerchant.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Prose▲81

    CMS-free content manager w/ Jekyll & markdown support

    2014 · prose.io · 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 →