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MacDown 3000 vs MarkEdit

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

MacDown 3000

7.5
Productivity

Markdown editor with live preview and syntax highlighting

MarkEdit

8.0
Productivity

Markdown editor

Metric MacDown 3000 MarkEdit
Category Productivity Productivity
AI Score 7.5 8.0
30-day Installs 777 2.5K
90-day Installs 1.8K 4.9K
365-day Installs 2.7K 9.3K
Version 3000.0.6 1.32.0
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 155 3.8K
GitHub Forks 12 146
Open Issues 64 2
License MIT
Language Objective-C Swift
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Dec 27, 2025 Jan 10, 2024

Reviews

MacDown 3000

MacDown 3000 is a sleek Markdown editor offering live preview, syntax highlighting, and a modern interface. Ideal for macOS users seeking a reliable tool for writing and content creation.

A Markdown editor with live preview and syntax highlighting.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and modern interface
  • + Live preview and syntax highlighting
  • + Recent updates indicate active development

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Unknown license status
  • - Some past bugs, though resolved

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