Backtickle
Backtickle compared with other Markdown editors
Backtickle is a free, open-source Markdown editor and reader for macOS, Windows and Linux. These pages compare it, feature by feature, with the apps people most often use for Markdown, and say plainly where each one is the better choice.
Backtickle vs TyporaTypora costs $14.99 and is closed source; Backtickle is free, open source and reads six Markdown flavors.
Backtickle vs ObsidianObsidian is built for a linked vault of notes; Backtickle opens any Markdown file, in any flavor, and is open source.
Backtickle vs MarkTextBoth are free and MIT-licensed; Backtickle adds Pandoc, Quarto and Obsidian flavors, citations, a split view and Word export.
Backtickle vs iA WriteriA Writer is a paid, focused writing app; Backtickle is a free, open-source Markdown editor and reader that also runs on Linux.
Backtickle vs ZettlrZettlr is a research workbench with Zotero and a bundled Pandoc; Backtickle is a lighter reader and editor for every Markdown flavor.
Backtickle vs MacDownMacDown has not been updated since 2020 and needs Rosetta; Backtickle is a maintained, free split-view editor that runs natively on Apple silicon.
Backtickle vs ghostwriterghostwriter is a distraction-free KDE editor that leans on Pandoc; Backtickle has math and diagrams built in and ships for macOS too.
Backtickle vs MarkedMarked is a paid, Mac-only previewer for files written elsewhere; Backtickle previews and edits, for free, on three platforms.