Byword 2 vs MWeb

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 get 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.

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

Byword is as simple as Markdown editors can get. Even though Markdown itself is not hard, Byword offers assistance to make it even easier with very little configuration required.

The UI is minimalistic and un-intrusive, the syntax auto-completion is excellent, and there are multiple small but helpful features that make writing Markdown with Byword a breeze.

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

Byword allows users to publish their markdown files directly to web platforms such as Wordpress, Tumblr, Blogger and even Evernote.

Has a built-in word counter.

You can export to HTML, PDF, RTF.

For people who enjoy working during the night, there's a dark theme available that reduces strain on the eyes.

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

Byword has a "Preview Markdown" option where it does exactly what it promises. It immediately compiles and displays the rendered Markdown file, making it easy for the user to understand how they are actually formatting their document.

Byword supports all the table types in Multimarkdown including table captions. MathJax support is added via metadata at the beginning of file was well as support for various diagrams. Table of Contents is also supported.

One of the few (well, Ok, only for far) that has been updated for Yosemite features. Jan 2015.

Byword gets frequent updates which add new features or fix existing bugs.

Math-heavy note takers, look no further. Mweb even supports the basic LaTeX equation labeling and referencing, which you cannot find in any other markdown editor as of early 2018. Library management is another major plus.

MWeb can publish Markdown files to various web platforms including (but not limited to) Wordpress, Metaweblog, Evernote, Blogger and Tumblr.

MWeb has syntax highlighting for some popular programming languages inside fenced code blocks.

Once you are done editing your note on your mac, it's immediately available in your iOS devices, great for checkup anytime as you go.

Supports adding pictures to a Markdown file either through drag-and-drop or by pasting it.

It has file tree, can post article, can upload pictures, can render in pretty preview themes, and is small and fast.

So you can have a side project stored on its database, and your current notes on external folder, with simple files, that could be share with other apps.

Possible to manage your self-hosted static blog with your own css
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Quick insert and editing of tables.