Here’s the Deal
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When comparing Macchiato vs Writedown!, 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 Writedown! is ranked 45th. 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
LicenseProprietary
PlatformsMacOS
LicenseGPL
PlatformsMacOS
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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 Completely free
This project is distributed under LGPL
Pro The first free markdown editor in Mac App Store
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 Lack of features
The app only supports simple left preview/right editing view, nothing else.