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24 alternatives to Scipress.io – a Markdown writing platform like Notion Medium MkDocs

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).

Scipress.io is a browser-based writing platform featuring an integrated VS Code editor for creating blog posts and technical documentation in Markdown. It supports code syntax highlighting, mathematical notation with… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scipress.io – a Markdown writing platform like Notion Medium MkDocs launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Our Markdown-based WYSIWYG editor for composing blog posts

    2022 · hashnode.com · its alternatives →

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    IO▲633

    A light-weight and powerful editor for authentic writing

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Publishing platform, reinvented, open source w/ new Mac app

    2015 · wpcalypso.wordpress.com · its alternatives →

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    Tenno is a web app that lets you create Markdown documents that can include computational cells. You can think of it as a mix of Word and Excel, some sort of "literate programming" environment. This is still an early version but I wanted to get some feedback from HN on what could be nice features to add. Check out the Docs and examples page, it has a ton of (in my humble opinion) cool stuff! Why did I build this? I was building some estimation for cloud costs in Google Sheets and I quickly ended up with a mess. I realized that if I wanted to analyze how a certain thing changes wrt to…

    2024 · tenno.app · its alternatives →

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    Markdown editor built for the AI workflow era

    Dec 2025 · mdstudio.app · its alternatives →

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    Greetings, creator here! I've been working on a new blogging platform specifically for lists on and off for a few months now and I'm excited to officially announce its launch. After seeing https://charm.sh a few months ago, I've been enamored by the idea of SSH apps. I decided that a blogging platform focused on developers could be the perfect use case for an SSH app. Also, I love writing lists. I think restricting writing to a set of lists can really help improve clarity in thought. The goal of this blogging platform is to make it simple to use the tools you love to write and…

    2022 · lists.sh · its alternatives →

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    HI Hacker News! I’m very excited to show you this project I have been working on, MarkdownSite.com. For folks who interact with the website, it is a web hosting platform where you can add your repository and have a website built from the `public/` directory. Files in `site/` with an `.md` extension are rendered from markdown to HTML, and the website is then available at a random subdomain. For folks that set up their own instance, it can also become a framework for customized building. The entire project is open source and I tried my best to document and explain the structure of…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    All-in-one no code JAMstack publishing platform

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    HubPress▲124

    A web application to build your blog on GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    CodeWeaver is a command-line tool designed to weave your codebase into a single, easy-to-navigate Markdown document. It recursively scans a directory, generating a structured representation of your project's file hierarchy and embedding the content of each file within code blocks. This tool simplifies codebase sharing, documentation, and integration with AI/ML code analysis tools by providing a consolidated and readable Markdown output.

    2025 · tesserato.web.app · its alternatives →

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    MarkdownX▲258

    A new markdown editor built for the TallStack

    2021 · devdojo.com · its alternatives →

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    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Typed▲256

    The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

    2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

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    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 · its alternatives →

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    An elegant markdown blog generator using Jekyll

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cross-platform Markdown editor

    2020 · markably.io · its alternatives →

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    Papyrus▲176

    Modern, blazing-fast, minimal blogging & newsletters

    2021 · paragraph.com · its alternatives →

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    A free, open-source Markdown editor for macOS with customizable appearance profiles, optional Vim keys, and local writing corrections.

    Aug 2026 · writemd.app · its alternatives →

  22. 22IM

    Hi HN, Since 2019, I’ve been working on a writing platform designed for creating complex documents (e.g., theses). I personally use it for everything as it also allows to classify documents in categories so you can organize them efficiently. As of a few months ago, the app is also available in the browser, and you can now invite coworkers to collaborate on a document in real time. The app is somewhat inspired by LyX. It offers an intuitive, modern editor, but users don’t need to know any LaTeX. When it’s time to export, they can choose from a range of templates (IEEE paper, thesis, etc.). A…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Scroll is a language for scientists of all ages. Scroll includes a command line app that builds static blogs, websites, CSVs, text files, and more. - breck7/scroll

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Writing is a lightweight distraction-free text editor, in the browser (Markdown and LaTeX supported). - josephernest/writing

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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