MarkRight

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markdown editor

SHOW HN2015

57points
18comments
#497of 2,565 in 2015
Top 20%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.

Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Looks slick and works well on HiDPI Windows

    From 2 comments
    • Just downloaded looks slick. Make it so I can open multiple windows and I'll be glad to quit stackedit for you. https://stackedit.io/ Note im a windows user
      wh-uws on HN
    • Wonderful! This works perfectly on my HiDPI Windows 10 laptop (as opposed to MarkdownPad, which requires an ugly hack).
      GeorgeHahn on HN
  • Something people were looking for

    From 1 comment

Objections

  • Not native, unlike existing native Markdown apps

    From 1 comment
    • I guess it depends what your priorities are. Personally I find MacDown to be a great replacement for Mou, LightPaper may also be appealing to some people. All of these are native…
      stephenr on HN
  • Unclear what it offers over Atom's markdown preview

    From 1 comment
    • What does this offer over Atom and its built-in markdown preview plugin?
      epmatsw on HN

Requests

  • Support multiple windows

    From 1 comment
    • Just downloaded looks slick. Make it so I can open multiple windows and I'll be glad to quit stackedit for you. https://stackedit.io/ Note im a windows user
      wh-uws on HN
  • Allow custom preview styling

    From 1 comment
    • This is so nice, congrats. Is there any way to add styling on the preview?
      gglanzani on HN
  • Support footnotes via a parser that handles extensions

    From 1 comment
    • This is great, thanks for sharing! It's funny, I was just thinking about trying to use Electron for a markdown editor project. I work in an academic environment and fantasize…
      katabasis on HN

Questions

  • How does it compare to MacDown and Mou?

    From 1 comment
  • Why not make it work in the browser?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Mou

    From 1 comment
    • This is awesome—I use Mou right now, but going to try switching to this for a while. This really highlights the need to create some sort of shared library from Electron's core,…
      bengotow on HN
  • MacDown

    From 2 comments
    • How does it compare to MacDown and Mou?
      nathancahill on HN
    • I guess it depends what your priorities are. Personally I find MacDown to be a great replacement for Mou, LightPaper may also be appealing to some people. All of these are native…
      stephenr on HN
  • Atom with markdown preview plugin

    From 1 comment
    • What does this offer over Atom and its built-in markdown preview plugin?
      epmatsw on HN
  • StackEdit

    From 1 comment
    • Just downloaded looks slick. Make it so I can open multiple windows and I'll be glad to quit stackedit for you. https://stackedit.io/ Note im a windows user
      wh-uws on HN
  • MarkdownPad

    From 1 comment
    • Wonderful! This works perfectly on my HiDPI Windows 10 laptop (as opposed to MarkdownPad, which requires an ugly hack).
      GeorgeHahn on HN
  • LightPaper

    From 1 comment
    • I guess it depends what your priorities are. Personally I find MacDown to be a great replacement for Mou, LightPaper may also be appealing to some people. All of these are native…
      stephenr on HN

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