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Add to SafariWhen comparing Textnut vs Letterspace, the Slant community recommends Textnut for most people. In the question“What are the best Markdown editors for OS X?” Textnut is ranked 26th while Letterspace is ranked 32nd. The most important reason people chose Textnut is:
TextNut has two modes that it can switch between on-the-fly - Markdown and rich text editing mode. In rich text editing mode Markdown syntax is automatically converted to rich text. For example, typing ```***bold***``` will automatically convert it to **bold**. In Markdown mode syntax will be kept (with chosen styling applied).
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Pros
Pro Can automatically convert Markdown to rich text
TextNut has two modes that it can switch between on-the-fly - Markdown and rich text editing mode. In rich text editing mode Markdown syntax is automatically converted to rich text. For example, typing ***bold*** will automatically convert it to bold. In Markdown mode syntax will be kept (with chosen styling applied).
Pro Advanced yet easy way to add images
Images can be added by writing a curly brace ({) anywhere in the text and a popup will appear that will allow dragging and dropping the image in as well as customize the parameters without having to remember the proper syntax.
Pro Effectively does WYSIWYG editing
Pro Easy document management
Drag and Drop tree structure document management, powerful and flexible.
Pro Full featured iOS app
This was a iOS first app and that is clear. Great swipe bar interface on iOS.
Pro Simple, yet powerful interface
Keyboard shortcuts for basic text formatting. A few theme options. Full screen mode and swipe gestures.
Pro @mentions and #tags for easy organization
Pro Advanced Markdown support
Features Markdown support that many other text editors don't; such as Todo's ( -[x] ) and Strikethrough.
Cons
Con Rich text editing mode has incomplete Markdown support
Some Markdown elements don't convert to rich text in rich text editing mode. For example, for emphasis only * will convert, _ will be left as is.
Con No in-app Markdown preview
You can export to PDF or HTML with formatting, but no preview in the Mac app.
