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24 alternatives to Paragraph Notes

A private Markdown notes app for Mac

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
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   5d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

2. 2NM
   Notably – minimalist markdown notes app▲5

   2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Curator▲95

   A visual notes app for iPad

   2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Box Notes▲196

   A note-taking app built for teams

   2017 · box.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Markly▲64

   A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

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

6. 6
   Headcache: note-taking program with markdown, search, external editing▲7

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stack▲120

   A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

   2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   NotePlan▲77

   Markdown + calendar + notes

   2016 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Jottings▲95

   Real-time collaboration in Markdown

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Collate Notes▲9

    A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

11. 11GA
    Gote – a CLI note-taking management tool for plain Markdown▲6

    25d ago · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AM
    Advanced Markdown Editor for Standard Notes▲5

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

15. 15YA
    Yet Another Notepad App for macOS▲8

    Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated!

    2023 · notepad-release.web.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fulvid▲86

    A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

    13d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A WYSIWYM Markdown editor and brainstorming tool on the web▲5

    Minimal yet powerful writing app

    2022 · wrighter.vercel.app · its alternatives →

19. 19SP
    Slideas: Presentation software for Mac OS using Markdown▲6

    2020 · slideas.app · its alternatives →

20. 20NN
    NoteChain – Note taking app with focus on privacy and dissemination▲5

    2018 · notechain.org · its alternatives →

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    Textnut▲4

    A WYSIWYG Markdown Editor for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Notable▲19

    The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23PN
    Prodigy Notes – a web app for daily journaling and note taking▲6

    2015 · prodigynotes.com · its alternatives →

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    NoteApp▲8

    An incredibly simple text editor

    2017 · apptorium.com · 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 →