Typewrite Alternatives

Joplin

Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor. The notes are in Markdown format. Notes exported from Evernote via .enex files can be imported into Joplin, including the formatted content (which is converted to Markdown), resources (images, attachments, etc.

Features:

• MarkDown support
• End-to-End Encryption
• Cloud sync
• Encrypted Notes
• Privacy focused
• Write files in markdown
• Encryption
• Linux
• Web clipper
• Support for WebDAV
• Android Sync
• Sync with Dropbox
• Hierarchical structure
• Nextcloud integration
• Save as Markdown
• Ad-free
• Android App
• Cross-platform
• Local Storage
• Note Manager
• Notetaking
• Works Offline
• Security & Privacy
• Sync with WebDav
• Table creation
• Tags Support
• To-Do management
• Alarm
• Auto-saving
• Better formatting
• Google Chrome Extensions
• Cross-device syncing
• Custom templates
• Data export/import
• Data Import and Export
• Data Importing/Exporting
• Decentralized storage
• E2e encryption
• File-sync
• Fountain support
• Full text search
• Hyperlinks
• Infinite hierarchical depth
• Integrated Search
• Knowledge base
• Knowledge Base structuring
• Knowledge Management
• Latex Math
• Minimalistic UI
• Multi-platform support
• Nested Notebooks
• No dependencies
• No Internet required
• Image Preview
• Real-Time Synchronization
• Search by tags
• Subtasks
• Sync with Nextcloud
• Tabbed interface
• Terminal-based
• Text formatting
• Visual Organization
• Automatic Backup
• Built-in Terminal
• Command Line support
• Customer support
• Data-encryption
• Embedded media
• Evernote import
• Export to HTML
• File-organization
• File Searching
• File Tagging
• Firefox Extensions
• Folder Hierarchy
• Folder sync
• Lightweight
• Multiple languages
• Multiplatform
• Multiple cloud drive sync
• Night mode/Dark Theme
• Note organization
• Notetaking
• Sync with Onedrive
• Protected by Password
• Periodic reminders
• Possibility to attach files
• Export to PDF
• Side-by-side markup view
• Support for NodeJS
• Sync between devices
• Syntax Highlighting
• Todos
• WYSIWYG Support

Typora

Typora will give you a seamless experience as both a reader and a writer. It removes the preview window, mode switcher, syntax symbols of markdown source code, and all other unnecessary distractions. Replace them with a real live preview feature to help you concentrate the content itself. It has features of: 1. Markdown support including tables, code fences with syntax highlight, LaTeX, Table of Contents. 2. Cross-platform. 3. The real live preview and WYSIWYG features. 4.

Features:

• Live Preview
• MarkDown support
• WYSIWYG Support
• Support for LaTeX
• Save as Markdown
• Write files in markdown
• Nested Folders
• Distraction-free UI
• Ad-free
• Code formatting
• Code syntax highlighting
• Distraction free writing
• Electron based
• Export to HTML
• Export to Word
• Flow diagram visualisation
• Lightweight
• Live Preview
• Minimalistic
• Native application
• Outline mode
• Real-time inline preview
• Export to PDF
• Syntax Highlighting
• Text editing
• Support for Themes
• Underline

iA Writer

The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text. Many professional writers use SimpleText or Textedit because these are the only writing programs that are totally distraction free. But text editors are not perfect. That's why we made Writer.

Features:

• Nested Folders
• Notetaking
• Distraction free writing
• HTML/CSS/JS rendering
• Integrated into iOS
• Support for LaTeX
• Night mode/Dark Theme
• Distraction-free UI
• Writing tool

StackEdit

StackEdit is a free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites. Rich Markdown editor StackEdit’s Markdown syntax highlighting is unique. The refined text formatting of the editor helps you visualize the final rendering of your files. WYSIWYG controls StackEdit provides very handy formatting buttons and shortcuts, thanks to PageDown, the WYSIWYG-style Markdown editor used by Stack Overflow.

Features:

• Dropbox integration
• Google Drive integration
• Works Offline
• Tumblr integration
• Write files in markdown
• WYSIWYG Support

Haroopad

Haroopad is a markdown enabled document processor for creating web-friendly documents. You can author various formats of documents such as blog article, slide, presentation, report, and e-mail as if experts did. Haroopad gives you same experiences in editing regardless of the platform you are working on. It runs on all three major operating systems—Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Features:

• Blogging
• Publishing
• Vim key mapping
• Writing tool

ghostwriter

ghostwriter is a Windows and Linux text editor for Markdown, which is a plain text markup format created by John Gruber. ghostwriter provides a relaxing, distraction-free writing environment, whether your masterpiece be that next blog post, your school paper, or your NaNoWriMo novel.

Features:

• Cross-platform
• Distraction free writing
• Fullscreen support
• Support for Large File
• Lightweight
• Live Preview
• MarkDown support
• Night mode/Dark Theme
• Portable
• Spell checking
• Stay Focused
• Syntax Highlighting
• Writing statistics

Mark Text

Mark Text is a Markdown editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. It is a concise text editor, dedicated to improving your editing efficiency.

Features:

• MarkDown support
• Live Preview
• Distraction free writing
• Real-time inline preview
• Built-in themes
• Electron based
• Nested Folders
• Text editing
• Write files in markdown
• WYSIWYG Support
• Clean design
• Export to HTML
• Night mode/Dark Theme
• Distraction-free UI
• Stay Focused
• Syntax Highlighting

Hemingway Editor

Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear. The Hemingway Editor for Mac and PC highlights common errors. Use it to catch wordy sentences, adverbs, passive voice, and dull, complicated words.

Features:

• Collaborative writing
• Automated proofreading
• Distraction free writing
• Grammar check
• Distraction-free UI
• Works Offline
• Readability integration
• Spell checking
• Writing assistance
• Writing suggestions

ReText

ReText is a simple text editor for Markdown and reStructuredText documents with syntax highlighting and optional live preview. It is written in Python using Qt libraries, able to run on any platforms (Linux and BSD are officially supported).

GitBook

GitBook is a tool for building beautiful books using Git and Markdown. It can generate your book into multiple formats: Static Website: This is the default format, it generates a complete interactive static website. PDF: A complete PDF book with exercise solutions at the end of the book. eBook: A complete eBook with exercise solutions at the end of the book. The legacy version of GitBook is open source, but is no longer developed.

Features:

• Command line
• Static Site Generator