MarkText comparisons
MarkText is compared head-to-head with StackEdit, HackMD and HedgeDoc and more: 7 head-to-heads in Markdown Editors, each with the specs and prices we checked.
MarkText head-to-head
- MarkText vs StackEdit
- MarkText vs HackMD
- MarkText vs HedgeDoc
- MarkText vs Dillinger
- MarkText vs Ghostwriter
- MarkText vs Zettlr
- MarkText vs Typora
MarkText vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Export formats | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | MarkText | Yes | Free | windows, macos, linux | HTML, PDF | 8.5 |
| 1 | StackEdit | Yes | Free | web, chrome_extension, self_hosted | Markdown, HTML, PDF | 9.2 |
| 2 | HackMD | Yes | $5/seat/mo | 9.1 | ||
| 3 | HedgeDoc | Free | 8.9 | |||
| 4 | Dillinger | Yes | Free | web | Markdown, HTML, PDF | 8.7 |
| 6 | Ghostwriter | Yes | Free | Windows, Linux, macOS | HTML, Pandoc, MultiMarkdown, commonmark | 8.4 |
| 7 | Zettlr | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux | 8.2 | |
| 8 | Typora | No | $14.99 one-time | extensive | 8.1 |
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