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Add to SafariWhen comparing Macchiato vs Markdown Plus, the Slant community recommends Macchiato for most people. In the question“What are the best Markdown editors for OS X?” Macchiato is ranked 31st while Markdown Plus is ranked 38th. The most important reason people chose Macchiato is:
Macchiato does not get in the way. It has a minimalist UI that highlights Markdown syntax.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Does not distract the user
Macchiato does not get in the way. It has a minimalist UI that highlights Markdown syntax.
Pro Support for latest Mac OSX features
Macchiato supports Mac OSX features like fullscreen mode, auto-save and version history.
Pro Support for table of contents
Markdown Plus can easily create a clear table of contents.
Pro Good support and updates
Also provides a separate app for Markdown display only with same specs: Markdown Mate
Pro Custom containers
Supports 4 custom containers (success, info, warning, danger).
Pro Extended Markdown
Extended Markdown is supported.
Pro Supports multiple markdown
Supports:
- Task Lists
- Math Formula
- Flowchart Syntax
- Sequence Diagram Syntax
- Gantt Diagram Syntax
- Emoji
- Fontawesome
- Ionicons
Cons
Con Software is somewhat expensive and there's no trial version to test it out
Macchiato costs $19.99 and offers no way of testing the software before buying.
Con Not free
Unlike some other comparable apps, Markdown Plus isn't free and has a purchase price of $14,99.
Con No email encryption
Does not encrypt email when exporting to HTML.
Con Exports to 4 different media
Markdown Plus can export to HTML, PNG, PDF and Paginated PDF.
