MarkText — The Markdown editor that gets out of your way
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Real-time previewSee it as you mean it.<br>A true WYSIWYG editor — your Markdown transforms in place the moment you type. No split view, no toggling.
Render in place<br>Type ## Heading and watch the markup melt away.
Source code mode<br>Drop into raw Markdown anytime you need full control.
Paste & go<br>Paste rich text and MarkText converts it to clean Markdown.
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As you type<br>**Bold ** snaps bold, _italics_ lean, and links become clickable the instant you finish them.<br>Lists build themselves:<br>One keystroke per bullet<br>Nesting just works<br>Checkboxes too<br>Stay in flow — never touch a render button again.
Markdown, extendedMore than CommonMark.<br>Tables, math, diagrams, footnotes and front matter — all first-class, all rendered live.
Tables<br>Build them visually, or pipe them in with Markdown.<br>FeatureFreeProPreview✓✓Themes✓✓
Math & LaTeX<br>KaTeX inline and block math, rendered instantly.<br>eiπ + 1 = 0 · ∫0∞ x² dx
Diagrams<br>Flowcharts and charts via Mermaid, Vega & Vega-Lite.<br>Write→Render→Ship
Footnotes<br>Two-way reference footnotes that renumber themselves.<br>Drafted in 2024.[1]<br>[1]: The year MarkText turned ten.
Code blocks<br>Syntax highlighting for hundreds of languages.<br>// fib.js<br>const fib = n =><br>Front matter<br>YAML, TOML and JSON metadata for blogs and static sites.<br>title: Hello World<br>tags: [markdown, notes]
ThemesMake it yours.<br>33 built-in themes, light and dark. Every one is just CSS — fork a favorite or write your own.
Light & dark, instantly<br>Switch with a keystroke, or follow your system.
Author with plain CSS<br>No proprietary format. Know CSS? You can theme it.
Cadmium<br># Heading<br>**bold** _italic_<br>> quote<br>Cadmium Light
Dark<br># Heading<br>**bold** _italic_<br>> quote<br>Dark
Graphite<br># Heading<br>**bold** _italic_<br>> quote<br>Graphite Light
Material<br># Heading<br>**bold** _italic_<br>> quote<br>Material Dark
Ulysses<br># Heading<br>**bold** _italic_<br>> quote<br>Ulysses Light
One<br># Heading<br>**bold** _italic_<br>> quote<br>One Dark
+27 more built-in themes
Focus & typewriter mode<br>Dim everything but the line you're writing, and keep it locked to center. Distraction-free by design.<br>The paragraph above fades back.<br>This line stays sharp and centered.<br>And the next one waits its turn.
Export anywhere<br>Turn any document into a polished PDF or self-contained HTML file — your theme included.<br>PDF<br>HTML<br>.md
SupportKeep MarkText free.<br>Built by volunteers. If it earns a place in your workflow, sponsorship keeps development going.<br>Sponsor on GitHub
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Free downloadStart writing in two minutes.<br>One download. No account, no subscription. Every desktop you write on.<br>macOS .dmg · Apple Silicon & Intel<br>Windows .exe · x64 & ARM64<br>Linux .AppImage · .deb · .rpm
Or install via Homebrew: brew install --cask mark-text