Here’s the Deal
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When comparing TOAST UI Editor vs Mark Text, the Slant community recommends TOAST UI Editor for most people. In the question“What is the best WYSIWYG Markdown editor?” TOAST UI Editor is ranked 1st while Mark Text is ranked 2nd.
Specs
PlatformsBrowser
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
LicenseMIT
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Pros
Pro Easy to use
Pro Open source
Pro Visual Studio Code extension
UNOTES - Visual Studio Code Extension uses TOAST UI Editor.
Pro Open Source
Pro WYSIWYG or TEXT visualisation
Pro Has RTL language support
Can be used with languages such as Hebrew and Arabic.
Pro Very light : 103 Mb only
Cons
Con Does not automatically add http or https for url yet
This can be a big deal for some apps. The project team said they are going to fix this issue in 2020.
Con Source code highlighting is not working by default
Con Not lightweight
On Windows 10 the installed size was 259 Mb, no surprise as this is an Electron based app.
Con Not a WYSIWYG editor, no formated preview
There is only plain text editing.