







It’s quite gratifying that Markdown has not only become so popular, but after 21 years, continues to grow in popularity, to the point now where there clearly are a lot of people who seemingly enjoy writing in Markdown more than even I do. But I think it would be a huge mistake for Apple to make Apple Notes a “Markdown editor”, even as an option.
Why You Shouldn’t Use “Markdown” for Documentation
“Markdown” is the most commonly used lightweight markup language on the internet. It is great for a subset of tasks, mainly blog posts and commenting. However, lately it has been adopted by the tec...

Why You Shouldn’t Use “Markdown” for Documentation
“Markdown” is the most commonly used lightweight markup language on the internet. It is great for a subset of tasks, mainly blog posts and commenting. However, lately it has been adopted by the tec...

mdnb — A Markdown Notebook for macOS
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iA Writer: The Benchmark of Markdown Writing Apps
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Scratch – A minimalist markdown scratchpad
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Export Apple Wallet Passes to Markdown
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HelixNotes | Local Markdown Notes
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Markdown Reference
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GitHub issues for notes
GitHub issues is almost the best notebook in the world. Free and unlimited, for both public and private notes. Comprehensive Markdown support, including syntax highlighting for almost any language. Plus …

Word to Markdown — Free .docx to .md Converter
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HackMD: Your Collaborative Markdown Workspace for Knowledge Sharing
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Best Notes App - Write and Organize with UpNote
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Marker
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