Why I recommend Mark Text as a markdown text editor ?

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Mark Text is a great markdown text editor.

Advantages of Mark Text ๐Ÿ”—

  • simple and easy to use
  • Realtime preview (WYSIWYG) : a.k.a seamless writing/editing with distraction-free writing experience
  • fast enough and efficient
  • open source software
  • free of charge.
  • Markdown extensions such as math expressions (KaTeX), front matter and emojis.
  • export as HTML or PDF.
  • support dark mode
  • paste images directly from clipboard (a.k.a you can copy-and-paste an image).
  • edit modes : source code mode, typewriter mode and focus mode.
  • cross platform : you can install markText on any Linux distribution, Mac OS or Windows OS.

note : WYSIWYG is short for “what you see is what you get

mark text : markdown editor

Disadvantages of Mark Text ๐Ÿ”—

  • still in development

Use Cases ๐Ÿ”—

I write my notes in this mark text as markdown. So I can share them as PDF or HTML if needed later.

I also write my plans for my work in mark text, then export it as PDF file and share it with my team.