Keep Markdown notes and to-do lists across desktop and mobile, with free sync options and optional paid Joplin Cloud hosting. Markdown and Rich Text editors, notebooks, search, plugins, and note history support everyday organization; rich-text editing has Markdown compatibility limitations. A free web clipper browser extension for desktop Chrome and Firefox saves web pages and screenshots to the installed Joplin desktop app.

Desktop app · Mobile app
macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android

Raw sourceVisual (WYSIWYG)

Cross-platform notes with flexible sync and optional end-to-end encryption

Freemium

Bear

Beautiful notes for Apple devices.

Write and organize Markdown notes on Mac, iPhone, and iPad with inline formatting, tags, links, tables, to-do lists, images, and sketches. Notes can be used offline and exported as Markdown. Bear Pro adds iCloud synchronization, note encryption, and richer exports including PDF, HTML, DOCX, and EPUB.

Desktop app · Mobile app
macOS · iOS

Inline live preview

Personal notes and writing across Apple devices

Freemium

HackMD

Real-time collaborative Markdown.

Draft shared technical notes in a browser with Markdown source beside a rendered preview. Live multi-user editing, comments, version history, and team permissions support reviews and shared knowledge. Templates, presentations, GitHub synchronization, math, and diagrams help teams keep technical documents close to their development workflow.

Web app
Web

Raw sourceSplit source + preview

Teams coauthoring and reviewing technical Markdown in a hosted workspace

FreeOpen source

HedgeDoc

Self-hosted collaborative Markdown notes.

Host a collaborative Markdown workspace on infrastructure you control. HedgeDoc pairs source editing with a live preview, simultaneous editing, note permissions, and revision history. Notes can include diagrams or become slide presentations; running the service requires your own hosting and maintenance.

Web app
Web

Raw sourceSplit source + preview

Teams that want shared Markdown notes on their own server

FreeOpen source

StackEdit

A full-featured in-browser Markdown editor.

Write Markdown in the browser with highlighted source, a synchronized preview, and offline editing. StackEdit can sync files with services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and GitHub, and publish to connected destinations. Tables, task lists, math, Mermaid diagrams, and discussion comments support technical writing.

Web app
Web

Raw sourceSplit source + preview

Browser-based technical writing with offline drafts and connected storage

FreeOpen source

Dillinger

A cloud-enabled HTML5 Markdown editor.

Start writing without an account in a browser editor with highlighted source, synchronized preview, local draft persistence, and offline use after loading. Connect supported cloud accounts to import and save documents, or export Markdown, styled HTML, and PDF. Vim keybindings and zen mode support keyboard-focused writing.

Web app
Web

Raw sourceSplit source + previewLocal files

Quick Markdown drafts and exports without creating an editor account

FreeOpen source

Pandoc

The universal document converter.

Convert documents between Markdown, HTML, DOCX, EPUB, LaTeX, and many other formats from scripts or the command line. Templates, citation processing, and filters let you customize repeatable publishing workflows. PDF output requires a compatible external PDF engine; complex layouts may need format-specific adjustments.

CLI
macOS · Windows · Linux · CLI

Scriptable document conversion and repeatable publishing pipelines

FreeOpen source

Turndown

Convert HTML into Markdown with JavaScript.

Convert HTML strings or DOM nodes to Markdown in JavaScript applications running in Node.js or the browser. Configure heading, list, code-block, and link styles, add custom conversion rules, or extend the library with plugins. GitHub Flavored Markdown tables and task lists are available through the separate GFM plugin.

Library
Web · CLI

Embedding configurable HTML-to-Markdown conversion in an application

FreeOpen source

markdownlint

Consistent Markdown for projects and teams.

Check Markdown and CommonMark against configurable rules for headings, spacing, lists, links, and other consistency issues. The JavaScript library powers companion command-line tools and a VS Code extension, making it useful in editors and CI. Custom rules and configuration adapt checks to a project, and supported violations can be fixed automatically.

VS Code extension · CLI · Library
macOS · Windows · Linux · CLI

Keeping Markdown consistent across a documentation repository

FreeOpen source

Glow

Render Markdown in the terminal.

Read rendered Markdown in the terminal from local files, standard input, or supported remote sources. Glow offers a terminal interface for discovering Markdown in a directory, filtering the file list, and paging through documents, with configurable styles for different terminal backgrounds. It is a reader rather than an authoring editor.

CLI
macOS · Windows · Linux · CLI

Rendered readingLocal files

Reading README files and documentation from a terminal

FreeOpen source

mdBook

Create books from Markdown files.

Build a browsable book or documentation site from Markdown chapters with a Rust command-line tool. mdBook generates navigation, integrated search, and highlighted code blocks, with local preview while writing. Themes, preprocessors, and alternative backends extend the output, and Rust code examples can be tested as part of the build workflow.

CLI
macOS · Windows · Linux · CLI

Publishing technical books, tutorials, and project documentation

FreeOpen source

Docusaurus

Build optimized documentation websites.

Generate documentation sites from Markdown and MDX using a React-based toolchain. Docusaurus supports versioned docs, blogs, localization, configurable navigation, themes, and plugins, with React components embedded in content. Build static output for deployment to your preferred host and connect a search provider when needed.

CLI
Web · CLI

Product documentation that needs versioning and React customization

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