A WYSIWYG Markdown Editor MarkText, a substitute for Typora

Publish: 2022-03-03 | Modify: 2022-03-03

Typora is undoubtedly an excellent Markdown editor, loved and praised by many netizens. Xiaoz has also been using it for a long time. After years of iterative updates, Typora has launched the 1.x official version. However, it is no longer free, but can be purchased for $14.99. The price is not expensive, so if you need it, you can still support the author. After all, development is not easy.

For friends who are unwilling to pay, you can continue to use the Typora Beta version or use other alternative tools, such as today's protagonist MarkText.

Features of MarkText

  • Real-time preview (WYSIWYG) and a clear interface that gives you a distraction-free writing experience.
  • Supports CommonMark Spec, GitHub Flavored Markdown Spec, and selective support for Pandoc markdown.
  • Markdown extensions, such as mathematical expressions (KaTeX), front-end, and emoticons.
  • Supports shortcuts for paragraph and inline styles to improve your writing efficiency.
  • Outputs HTML and PDF files.
  • Various themes: Cadmium Light, Material Dark, etc.
  • Multiple editing modes: source code mode, typewriter mode, focus mode.
  • Paste images directly from the clipboard.

Installing MarkText

MarkText supports macOS, Windows, and Linux. You can download it from the following Github links:

User Experience with MarkText

MarkText has a similar interface style to Typora, both are relatively simple, and provide a WYSIWYG experience for Markdown content.

It comes with various built-in style themes that you can freely switch between.

It supports exporting to PDF and HTML.

You can download and experience more features by yourself.

Conclusion

MarkText has a similar interface and usage style to Typora. The advantage of MarkText is that it is open source and free, but it currently does not support multiple languages (including Chinese). If you are looking for an alternative to Typora or need a WYSIWYG Markdown editor, MarkText should be suitable for you.

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xiaoz

I come from China and I am a freelancer. I specialize in Linux operations, PHP, Golang, and front-end development. I have developed open-source projects such as Zdir, ImgURL, CCAA, and OneNav.

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