When comparing Macchiato vs Kobito, 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 Kobito is ranked 39th. 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
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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 Direct post to Qiita
Files can be easily posted to and synchronized with Qiita, the largest Japanese community site for geeks.
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 There are some issues with the English translation
Kobito is an application which was originally developed in Japanese and later translated to English. The English translation is not perfect though.