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FSNotes vs MarkEdit

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

FSNotes

8.0
Productivity

Notes manager

MarkEdit

8.0
Productivity

Markdown editor

Metric FSNotes MarkEdit
Category Productivity Productivity
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 154 2.5K
90-day Installs 325 4.9K
365-day Installs 989 9.3K
Version 7.1.4 1.32.0
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 7.3K 3.8K
GitHub Forks 542 146
Open Issues 4 2
License MIT MIT
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Jul 4, 2018 Jan 10, 2024

Reviews

FSNotes

FSNotes is a feature-rich, open-source notes manager for macOS and iOS, offering plain text support, markdown, and cross-platform sync. It's ideal for users seeking a lightweight, customizable alternative to proprietary note-taking apps.

FSNotes manages plain text and markdown notes, supporting tagging, search, and cross-platform synchronization.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform support for macOS and iOS
  • + Open-source with a strong community
  • + Rich feature set including markdown and tagging

Cons

  • - Lack of auto-update functionality
  • - Primarily appeals to a niche audience of technical users

MarkEdit

MarkEdit is a free, open-source Markdown editor with a clean, minimal interface. It offers real-time preview, syntax highlighting, and iCloud sync, making it ideal for writers, developers, and content creators who work with Markdown.

MarkEdit allows users to write and edit Markdown files with real-time preview and syntax highlighting.

Pros

  • + Free and open-source
  • + Clean, minimal interface
  • + Real-time preview and syntax highlighting

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Occasional bugs reported in the past