MarkText

MarkText is ranked #77 of 135 in writing apps on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

MarkText plans and pricing

Free Free Free and open source · no account · no subscription marktext.me · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on writing apps

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Export formats: HTML, PDF
Publishing workflow: none
Markdown flavor: custom
Local file support: Yes

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MarkText

Publishing tools: Yes
Mobile apps: No
Product: MarkText is a real-time Markdown editor that renders formatting as you type.
Editing modes: The editor offers WYSIWYG preview, source-code mode, focus mode and typewriter mode.
Markdown features: It supports tables, KaTeX math, diagrams, footnotes, code highlighting and YAML, TOML and JSON front matter.
Diagrams: The site lists Mermaid, Vega and Vega-Lite for flowcharts and charts.
Themes: MarkText includes 33 built-in light and dark themes, and themes can be customized with CSS.
Export: The site says documents can be exported as PDF or self-contained HTML.
Platforms: Downloads are offered for macOS, Windows and Linux.
macOS requirements: The repository installation notes require macOS 11 or later and provide arm64 and x64 installers.
Windows requirements: The repository installation notes require Windows 10 or 11 and provide x64 and arm64 installers.
Integrations: The repository lists Homebrew, Chocolatey and Winget installation options.
Privacy: The homepage says MarkText requires no account and has no tracking.
License: The homepage identifies MarkText as free and open source under the MIT License.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Writing Apps in 2026#77 of 135
Best Markdown Editors in 2026#4 of 31

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Sources

marktext.me· checked 22 Sept 2026
github.com/marktext/marktext· checked 2 Oct 2026