Alternatives to MarkText
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. MarkText itself: install MarkText.
Retroactive
Run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and mac
Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
hack-browser-data
Extract and decrypt browser data, supporting multiple data types, runnable on various operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux)
dwarfs
A fast high-compression read-only file system for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows
Core Data Editor
Core Data Editor lets you easily view, edit and analyze applications‘ data. Core Data Editor is compatible with Mac and iOS applications and supports
libsepol
This is the upstream repository for the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) userland libraries and tools. The software provided by this project compleme
LocalizationEditor
Simple macOS editor app to help you manage iOS and macOS app localizations by allowing you to edit all the translations side by side
Gmail Desktop
:postbox: Gmail desktop app for macOS, Windows & Linux (formerly Gmail Desktop)
Recordly
Create polished demo videos without editing skills. Mac/Windows/Linux
Easydict
A concise and elegant Dictionary and Translator macOS App for looking up words and translating text
mapscii
🗺 MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect wi
IPFS Desktop
An unobtrusive and user-friendly desktop application for IPFS on Windows, Mac and Linux
marksman
Write Markdown with code assist and intelligence in the comfort of your favourite editor
Wasabi Wallet
Open-source, non-custodial, privacy preserving Bitcoin wallet for Windows, Linux, and Mac
Razer macOS
Color effects manager for Razer devices for macOS. Supports High Sierra (10.13) to Monterey (12.0). Made by the community, based on openrazer
sleek
todo.txt manager for Linux, Windows and Mac, free and open-source (FOSS)
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
dislocker
FUSE driver to read/write Windows' BitLocker-ed volumes under Linux / Mac OSX
rtaudio
A set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio and OSS), Macintosh OS X (C
shallow-backup
Git-integrated backup tool for macOS and Linux devs
rtmidi
A set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime MIDI input/output across Linux (ALSA & JACK), Macintosh OS X (CoreMIDI) and Windows (Multi
Crystalfetch
macOS UI for creating Windows installer ISO from UUPDump
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than MarkText — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
MarkText is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.