Alternatives
Products that do what Rune – A focused Markdown writer for desktop (Tauri/Rust) does
Hello, I'm Hyunbin. Recently I made 'Rune' which is a small desktop .md writer/editor. I am aware that there are a lot of .md editor out there. but i wanted to build .md editor by myself. Major features : - Atomic Saves (write-temp -> fsync -> rename) so a crash can't corrupt a file, debounced autosave. - Pasted/dropped images are content-addressed (sha256) into an assets. - Workspace folder + file tree, Chrome-style tabs - Interactive task checkboxes, readable/wide width toggle; self-contained HTML and PDF export - currently supports…
- 1
Rune▲11Markdown that renders as you type — code, diagrams, math
Jun 2026 · rune-landing-omega.vercel.app
- 2
- 3
A free, open-source Markdown editor for macOS with customizable appearance profiles, optional Vim keys, and local writing corrections.
26d ago · writemd.app
- 4WM
2020 · writemd.xyz
- 5SM
2018 · github.com
- 6LF
I'm not the author of the app (nor i have any connection with them, just a random user). iA Writer and Writer Pro aren't well suited for me as a developer. They feel quite "strange" to me. Mou is a good option (free too) but still missing some features. So far this, this editor is the most complete user-friendly. Hope it helps!
2013 · clockworkengine.com
- 7
- 8WA
I like writing Markdown, but do not like writing it inside a plain textarea. I wanted something I could use anywhere by dropping in a single web component: ``` ``` That became Writemark. It renders Markdown while you write, but Markdown remains the value you read, store, and submit. It also has source, split, and preview modes, along with slash commands, tables, task lists, code blocks, native form support, and an API for adding your own controls. There are no runtime dependencies and no required framework or built in toolbar. It is fully vibecoded. The process was very iterative. I knocked…
Jul 2026
- 9
- 10WA
2014 · writebin.io
- 11EA
Hi HN, I built Ephe, open-source markdown paper for daily todos and thoughts. No sign-up, no ads, no subscriptions, no AI. ## Why I made this We have plenty of Markdown editors. And too many overwhelming to-do apps. But few tools combine both in a way that’s lightweight and focused. I thought that all I need is a single page to organize today. So I built Ephe. It uses CodeMirror v6, React(v19, React Compiler) and Vite with rolldown. ## What makes it different “Ephe” comes from ephemeral. The main goal is to organize what you need to do today. It isn’t for teams. It’s a quiet space for your…
2025 · github.com
- 12
- 13
- 14SI
Scipress is a writing platform with VS code editor built into the browser. It lets you make beautiful blog posts and programming docs with Markdown. Scipress supports code blocks with syntax highlighting, Katex, Tailwind CSS, images & videos, admonitions, popovers, blur screens, private posts, and a bunch of other cool stuff. You can also monetize via paywalls, if you want. I started this project almost a year ago to the date. This is my first time posting about it on HN. And if you're curious, I have made $0 from this project (but not for lack of trying).
2024 · scipress.io
- 15ME
2015 · github.com
- 16
- 17AU
I blew off a bunch of "serious" side work last month and built a tiny little embeddable editing tool that I've wanted to have for Ars Technica since, well, the beginning of internet time. It lets any random user make edit suggestions for writers/editors to consider and act on. I think it's pretty cool and it's gotten some good use over the last few weeks. Of note, it's uses a single-field signup form. Edit administration is currently email based, so all it needs is an email address to get people going. I'm sure I'm not the only person to ever do this, but I basically just turned it on one…
2011
- 18AA
2018 · amp.rs
- 19
Free markdown viewer and editor that runs entirely in your browser. Drag & drop a .md file to read it beautifully rendered, edit it, and save it back — nothing is ever uploaded.
6d ago · kingsbridge-consultancy.com
- 20IM
Hey I'm Jack, a developer from England! I recently made portfolo.app to make, making a portfolio / markdown blog easy for everyone! Just claim a unique URL for your page, select a template and theme and start adding your projects with the built in markdown editor! It's free to have a play around with but if you want to deploy there is a yearly subscription! I hope you all reaps the benefits! Thanks, Jack!
2024 · portfolo.app
- 21FA
Hi HN! I've been building a CMS called Foundry, brought together from multiple smaller private projects as well as greenfield code. The short version is: it's a CMS written in Go with a focus on markdown content, a simple hook-based plugin model, themes, archetypes, preview flows, and a clean authoring/developer experience. I started working on it because I wanted something that was more powerful than Hugo for a few of my websites, without having to resort to dangling onto a database. What seems different about it, at least to me, is that I'm trying to keep the system small in concept:…
Mar 2026 · github.com
- 22LR
Hi HN, I'm new to Rust and, after half of `The Rust Programming Language` I decided to delve into a project I would actually use: a markdown to html compiler that actually serves my micro-blog (I started just right after publishing the project hehe). The project is intentionally small and one-file contained: I wanted to have the full picture in mind. I'm open to comments, suggestions and PRs. If you asked me more convincing arguments to "why did you do it?" rather than "to learn Rust" I would respond with: LLMs are effectively a new type of web users today and will be more and more present…
Jul 2026 · andreadimatteo.com
- 23
- 24MW
Hi HN! I wanted an easier way to write technical interactive blog posts. So I built `mdxish`! You can write in markdown, mixing classic markdown, html, and javascript together, and see the output html live as you author it. Writing it in this way creates a really nice medium for the source (easy to read), which is just markdown mixed with code blocks. Also, many IDEs have support for syntax highlighting and intellisense / autocomplete features inside these code blocks. And because `marked` (one of the only dependencies, but does near all of the heavy lifting) works client side, we can…
2024 · github.com
Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Refine with a description →