Markdown editor comparisons
How All Markdown compares with the editors people usually weigh it against — including what each of them does better, because a comparison that only flatters the page it sits on is not worth reading.
- All Markdown vs Dillinger — Dillinger is a long-running open-source Markdown editor that runs in the browser, with a split editor and preview and optional linking to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and GitHub..
- All Markdown vs StackEdit — StackEdit is an in-browser Markdown editor with a large feature set — sync with Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub, publishing to blogging platforms, LaTeX maths, UML and Mermaid diagrams, and offline support..
- All Markdown vs Typora — Typora is a paid desktop Markdown editor for macOS, Windows and Linux, known for editing the rendered document directly rather than showing source and preview side by side..
- All Markdown vs MarkText — MarkText is a free, open-source desktop Markdown editor for macOS, Windows and Linux, built around editing the rendered document directly, with several editing modes and support for maths and diagrams..
What they have in common
All of them edit Markdown and show you a preview. None of them require you to learn a new format, and any document you write in one opens in the others — that is the point of Markdown, and it is why switching costs almost nothing.
Where they differ
Mostly in where the document goes. Editors built around synchronising and publishing need it to travel; desktop applications keep it on your disk; this one keeps it in the browser tab because there is no server it could be sent to. The second difference is scope — some of these do maths, diagrams and publishing, and this one deliberately does not.
Common questions
- What makes All Markdown different from other Markdown editors?
- It has no server. Most browser-based editors render or sync through one, and most desktop editors are paid software. This one parses, previews, converts and exports entirely in the browser tab, which is why it keeps working with the network switched off.
- Are these comparisons fair?
- Each page is required to name at least two things the other tool does better, and several of them are decisive — diagrams, cloud sync, editing files in place. A comparison that only flatters the page it sits on is not worth reading, and readers spot it immediately.
- Which Markdown editor is best for privacy?
- Any editor that does its work locally, which includes desktop apps like Typora and this site. The distinction worth checking is whether a tool needs to send the document somewhere for its main features to work — sync, publishing and server-side rendering all mean it does.
- Do I need to install anything to use All Markdown?
- No. It runs in a browser tab with no account and no download, which is what makes it usable on a work laptop or a borrowed machine. It can optionally be installed as an app, which adds offline start-up and lets it open .md files from your desktop.
- Is All Markdown free?
- Yes, and there is no paid tier of the editor to upsell you to. There are no accounts, so there is nothing to charge for and nothing to lose access to.