Byword 2 vs typora

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.

Typora immediately renders what's typed on the screen in Markdown format. This helps users to have a better understanding of how their document is being formatted.

The editor and preview dual-pane setup typical of desktop Markdown editors are gone; instead, a singular interface makes for a WYSIWYG experience. This streamlines the workflow and encourages direct manipulation.

It supports LaTeX expressions, with an easy-to-use MaxJax panel.

It supports GFM's code fences, with syntax highlight support for C/C++, java, etc.

Typora has clean yet beautiful built-in themes and allows for users to create new themes using CSS.

It supports tables for Markdown Extra. And also provides a GUI to make it easy to insert and edit them.

It won't display image like ![alt](http://image-url), But shows the image content inside the editor.

It supports an outline for the document, by showing a table of contents on the left side of the screen.

Currently works on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Editing in Markdown, either in WYSIWYG mode or in markdown code mode, feels natural. It never gets in the way.

Use fenced code-blocks to render diagrams using syntax from Mermaid and FlowChart.js.

You can open any folder in sidebar and see a list of other markdown files.