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24 alternatives to MuM

A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   25d ago · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Markly▲64

   A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

   8d ago · markly.justghali.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   13d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Jottings▲95

   Real-time collaboration in Markdown

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9GA
   Gote – a CLI note-taking management tool for plain Markdown▲6

   25d ago · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Folio▲98

    A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader

    Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Atavist▲116

    A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

    2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    JotDown▲81

    A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14SP
    Slideas: Presentation software for Mac OS using Markdown▲6

    2020 · slideas.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Writing in Markdown▲71

    Write faster and more efficiently

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Textnut▲4

    A WYSIWYG Markdown Editor for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FaveNest▲70

    Bookmarks that organize themselves with Apple Intelligence

    5d ago · favenest.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ghostwriter▲5

    A distraction-free Markdown editor for Windows and Linux

    2016 · wereturtle.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19NM
    Notably – minimalist markdown notes app▲5

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A WYSIWYM Markdown editor and brainstorming tool on the web▲5

    Minimal yet powerful writing app

    2022 · wrighter.vercel.app · its alternatives →

21. 21BA
    Bmarks – a simple tag-based bookmark manager▲8

    2018 · bmarks.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Headcache: note-taking program with markdown, search, external editing▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    Hot Notes – Fuzzy Search for Apple Notes (macOS)▲9

    2025 · hotmatcha.dev · its alternatives →

24. 24PR
    Programmable Recipes with Markdown, JavaScript and Handlebars▲5

    2020 · programmablerecipes.com · its alternatives →

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