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Inkwell vs MarkText: catalog facts
Inkwell	MarkText
Freemium Free editor; PDF and HTML export need a one-time $19 Pro licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by community sponsorship.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Small native binary, not Electron Mermaid diagrams and LaTeX math in preview	Live in-place rendering with no preview pane and no leftover syntax characters CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown and some Pandoc Markdown, plus KaTeX maths
PDF and HTML export are paid Not open source	Development is slow, with long gaps between releases Electron, so it is heavy for a text editor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Shareware	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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