Unclutter vs Byword

Unclutter lives in the navbar at the top of your screen, and is always accessible. Any files and notes stored in Unclutter can be quickly accessed from anywhere, with just a mouse movement and scrolling down.

Instead of keeping commonly used files on the desktop, you can tuck them away to the top of the screen. This can unclutter your screen, or create more room for more icons if you like quick access to everything.

In addition to plaintext, Byword can export to HTML, PDF, RTF.

Byword de-emphasizes the syntax itself, while emphasizing its effects. It appropriately adds style, like italic and bold, to text that's designated by markdown and dims the syntax so it does not getting in the way of comprehension. Additionally, there are commonly used hotkeys (⌘b, ⌘i, etc) that can be used to apply style without having to know the syntax or having to type it out each time.

For example, while authoring a bulleted list hitting return automatically prepares a new bulleted line.

Byword is available on a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad.

Documents can be synced using iCloud or Dropbox from within the editor for use across all devices.