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24 alternatives to Textnut

A WYSIWYG Markdown Editor 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. Textnut launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Markoff▲94

   A free Markdown previewer for OS X

   2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   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 →

4. 4
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

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

5. 5
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   25d ago · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Typed▲104

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

   2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

9. 9
   JotDown▲81

   A Markdown editor with built-in productivity functions

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mou▲73

    Markdown editor for web developers

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MacDown▲115

    Open source Markdown editor for OS X influenced by Mou.

    2014 · macdown.uranusjr.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Jottings▲95

    Real-time collaboration in Markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Brackets 1.0▲190

    An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fulvid▲86

    A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

    13d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Markly▲64

    A calm, native Markdown editor for your folders

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

18. 18
    CotEditor▲102

    The free plain-text editor for OS X

    2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

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    Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

    Turns websites into markdown

    2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

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    1Writer▲83

    Beautiful & easy to use Markdown editor w/ powerful features

    2014 · 1writerapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Collaborative Markdown Editor▲83

    Collaborative editor with end-to-end encryption.

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

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    Glorium▲83

    A contextual filler text generator for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Remarkable▲82

    a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

    2014 · github.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 →