# marktext/marktext

📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

Repository: https://github.com/marktext/marktext
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/marktext
Homepage: https://www.marktext.me
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, typewriter-mode, electron, vue, markdown, editor, mac, windows, linux, source-code, focus-mode, latex, dark-mode, marktext
Last push: 2026-07-27T03:16:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3216, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": 88, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 60631, forks 4497 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:18.826884+00:00)

## What it is
MarkText is a free, open-source, WYSIWYG Markdown editor built with Electron and Vue that renders formatting in place as you type. It supports extended Markdown features like tables, KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, footnotes, and PDF export across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

## Use cases
- write markdown documents with live preview
- edit readme files with a distraction-free editor
- export markdown to pdf
- write math and latex equations in markdown
- create flowcharts and diagrams with mermaid in markdown
- take notes in markdown with focus mode
- convert pasted rich text to clean markdown

## When to choose
- you want a free, cross-platform desktop markdown editor with real-time WYSIWYG rendering
- you need extended markdown support like math, diagrams, and footnotes out of the box
- you prefer a local app with no account or tracking

## When to avoid
- you need collaborative or cloud-synced editing
- you want a lightweight terminal-based or plugin-extensible editor like vim or vscode
- you need a web-based editor

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown, pdf, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, documentation, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: wysiwyg, markdown-editor, realtime-preview, latex, mermaid-diagrams, typewriter-mode, focus-mode, vue, linux, macos, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- marktext/marktext (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.826884+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:17:46.719660+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/marktext/marktext (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.826884+00:00, sha e60c819815bf)
  - homepage: https://www.marktext.me (fetched 2026-08-28T17:59:31.604880+00:00, sha 8496435b5cdc)
  - site_page: https://marktext.me/docs (fetched 2026-08-28T17:59:31.614524+00:00, sha 6b58043debb3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.