
Google Keep
Evernote
OneNote
Todoist
Simplenote
Notion
Standard Notes
Joplin
GetMD
Typora
iA Writer
MacDown
Bear
Markdown by DaringFireball
Marked
Caret
Google KeepGoogle Keep is recommended for individuals who need a basic, user-friendly note-taking tool without excess features. It is particularly beneficial for users who are frequent users of other Google services, as it offers seamless integration. It's an ideal choice for students, professionals, or anyone needing to keep quick, organized notes and lists.
GetMD's answer:
Independent software developers Open source contributors Technical writers and documentation teams
GetMD's answer:
MDViewer is a pure Markdown viewer, not an editor. While most Markdown apps focus on writing, MDViewer focuses on reading. It's built with native SwiftUI — no Electron, no web views for the UI — which means instant launch, minimal RAM usage, and native macOS feel. It also has built-in Git history browsing, so you can see how a Markdown file changed over time without leaving the app.
GetMD's answer:
It's native and lightweight. Typora costs $15 and is built on Electron. Marked 2 costs $14 and hasn't been updated in a while. MDViewer launches in under 100ms, uses ~30MB of RAM, and supports Mermaid diagrams out of the box. Core features are free — viewing, Mermaid, Git history, tabs. If you need to read .md files — not edit them — MDViewer does that one job better than any editor can.
GetMD's answer:
Software developers and technical writers on Mac who work with Markdown daily — reading README files, documentation, changelogs, API docs, and AI-generated output from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or GitHub Copilot. Also useful for anyone who receives .md files and just needs to read them without installing a full editor.
GetMD's answer:
I kept opening Markdown files in VS Code just to read them — a full code editor for a 2-second task. Every "Markdown app" on Mac was really an editor, not a viewer. So I built what I actually needed: a fast, native viewer that opens .md files like Preview.app opens PDFs. No editing toolbar, no distraction — just rendered Markdown.
GetMD's answer:
Swift, SwiftUI, and Apple's native frameworks. Markdown rendering uses a custom pipeline. Mermaid diagrams are rendered via an embedded engine. The app is fully native Apple Silicon — universal binary, no Electron, no bundled Chromium.
Evernote - Bring your life's work together in one digital workspace. Evernote is the place to collect inspirational ideas, write meaningful words, and move your important projects forward.
Typora - A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.
OneNote - Get the OneNote app for free on your tablet, phone, and computer, so you can capture your ideas and to-do lists in one place wherever you are. Or try OneNote with Office for free.
iA Writer - Minimal Design, Maximum Focus
Todoist - Todoist is a to-do list that helps you get organized, at work and in life.
MacDown - MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for OS X, released under the MIT License.