[#]: subject: "5 markdown editors I recommend trying" [#]: via: "https://opensource.com/article/21/10/markdown-editors" [#]: author: "Don Watkins https://opensource.com/users/don-watkins" [#]: collector: "lujun9972" [#]: translator: " " [#]: reviewer: " " [#]: publisher: " " [#]: url: " " 5 markdown editors I recommend trying ====== Everyone has their favorite markdown editor. Here are a few I have tried. ![A pink typewriter][1] You can use markdown for anything—formatting websites, authoring books, and writing technical documentation are just some of its uses. I love how easy it is to create rich documents. Everyone has their favorite markdown editor. I have used several on my markdown journey. Here are five markdown editors I have considered.  1. [Abricotine][2] is an open source editor released under the [GPL v.3.0][3]. You can enter formatting by hand or use the menu to insert [Github flavored Markdown][4]. Abricotine allows you to preview text elements like headers, images, math, embedded videos, and to-do lists as you type. The editor is limited to exporting documents as HTML. You can use Abricotine on Linux, macOS, and Windows. ![Abricontine][5] (Seth Kenlon, [CC BY-SA 4.0][6]) 2. [MarkText][7] is a simple markdown editor. It has many features, and it does a good job of handling documents formatted in markdown. MarkText also supports Github flavored Markdown, which allows you to add tables and blocks of code with syntax highlighting. It supports real-time preview and has a simple interface. MarkText is licensed under [MIT][8]. It supports output in HTML and PDF. MarkText is available on Linux, macOS, and Windows. ![MarkText][9] (Seth Kenlon, [CC BY-SA 4.0][6]) 3. [Ghostwriter][10] Is a markdown editor for Linux and Windows. According to users of its website: "Enjoy a distraction-free writing experience, including a full-screen mode and a clean interface. With markdown, you can write now and format later." It has built-in light and dark themes that come by default, or you can write your own. You can preview documents as live HTML that you can copy and paste directly into a blog or export into another format. Ghostwriter is released under the [GPL v.3.0][11]. ![Ghostwriter][12] (Seth Kenlon, [CC BY-SA 4.0][6]) 4. [Atom][13] is billed as a hackable text editor for the twenty-first century. It can function as a markdown editor too. It runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS and is released with an [MIT][14] license. It supports Github flavored Markdown, and **Ctrl**+**Shift**+**M** opens a preview panel so you can easily see the HTML preview. You can get started easily by creating a file and saving it with the `.md` file extension. This tells Atom that it is a markdown file. Atom automatically applies the right packages and syntax highlighting. ![Atom][15] (Seth Kenlon, [CC BY-SA 4.0][6]) 5. [VSCodium][16] is the free open source code release of Microsoft's VSCode editor without the telemetry built into the stock Microsoft product. It is released with an [MIT][17] license and provides all the functionality of VSCode without the proprietary features. In addition to its other features, VSCodium can function as a markdown editor. Create a new file, click **Select a Language**, choose _Markdown_ and begin writing your code. Easily preview the text by pressing **Ctrl**-**Shift**+**V** and then toggle back to the editor. You can also easily extend the markdown editor by adding an extension. This is my favorite is [markdown editor][18] and it has an [MIT][19] license. ![VSCodium][20] (Seth Kenlon, [CC BY-SA 4.0][6]) What's your favorite markdown editor? Let us know in the comments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- via: https://opensource.com/article/21/10/markdown-editors 作者：[Don Watkins][a] 选题：[lujun9972][b] 译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) 校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) 本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 [a]: https://opensource.com/users/don-watkins [b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 [1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/osdc-docdish-typewriter-pink.png?itok=OXJBtyYf (A pink typewriter) [2]: https://abricotine.brrd.fr/ [3]: https://github.com/brrd/abricotine/blob/develop/LICENSE [4]: https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/ [5]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/1_abricontine.png (Abricontine) [6]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ [7]: https://marktext.app/ [8]: https://github.com/marktext/marktext/blob/develop/LICENSE [9]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2_marktext.png (MarkText) [10]: https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter/ [11]: https://github.com/wereturtle/ghostwriter/blob/master/COPYING [12]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/3_ghostwriter.png (Ghostwriter) [13]: https://atom.io/ [14]: https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/master/LICENSE.md [15]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/4_atom.png (Atom) [16]: https://vscodium.com/ [17]: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/LICENSE [18]: https://github.com/zaaack/vscode-markdown-editor [19]: https://github.com/zaaack/vscode-markdown-editor/blob/master/LICENSE [20]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/5_vscodium.png (VSCodium)