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Markdown by DaringFireball
iA Writer
MarkdownPad
Rentry.co
MacDown
Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.

Check Check Check
Chunk
Hotlist
CLEAR
MenuToDo
Minimal To Do
Reminders Menu Bar
Commitments is a simple, lightweight to-do app that lives in your menu bar, works offline, and never collects your data—your tasks are yours alone.

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Based on our record, StackEdit seems to be more popular. It has been mentioned 52 times since March 2021.
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Recommended for
StackEdit is highly recommended for writers, bloggers, developers, and students who frequently work with markdown files and need a powerful editor that can integrate with cloud storage services while providing collaboration features.
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Recommendations tracked on public social media and blogs since March 2021.


- Not sure if I want auto-save (see above) This is another local-first editor I would prefer using (no install required): https://stackedit.io --- I also prefer installing via brew. Otherwise macOS doesn't allow you to run the app... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
Https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#philosophy "Markdown-formatted document should be publishable as-is, as plain text, without looking like it’s been marked up with tags or formatting instructions." Any text editor... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
StackEdit: An open-source, free Markdown editor based on PageDown. - Source: dev.to / almost 2 years ago
Tracking Commitments since Apr 2025.
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