When comparing FocusWriter vs Marked 2, the Slant community recommends FocusWriter for most people. In the question“What is the best Mac writing software for novelists?” FocusWriter is ranked 5th while Marked 2 is ranked 11th.
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Pros
Pro Open Source and free with donation
Pro Customizable themes
This program has a number of good pre-made themes and allows you to create your own.
Pro Can save as ODT, RTF, DOCX and TXT
In addition to Text Open Document (ODT), FocusWriter allow to save as Office Open XML (docx), Righ Text Format (RTF) and text file (TXT).
Pro Cross platform including Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
Pro Word count
Pro Customizable real-time preview
Marked can show formatted text in real time. It can be customized with built-in styles, using your own CSS templates or as a multi-column view. You can easily switch between different style with keyboard shortcuts.
Pro MultiMarkdown & CriticMarkup support
Marked supports advanced functionality of MultiMarkdown as well as CriticMarkup.
Pro Multiple export options
Marked allows exporting to HTML, RTF, PDF.
Cons
Con Only for macOS
This program doesn't work with other platforms besides MacOS, so Windows and Linux users will have to look for something else.