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Astro Editor vs StackEdit: catalog facts
Astro Editor	StackEdit
Free Free downloads from the project's GitHub releases.	Free Free to use in the browser.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Frontmatter shown as forms built from Zod schemas Focus and typewriter modes for prose	Live preview with synchronised scrolling Sync with Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub
Only useful for Astro content collections Linux build is in beta	Browser only, no desktop app Cloud sync depends on third-party accounts
Downloadable app	Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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