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mpls vs Shiba: catalog facts
mpls	Shiba
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, Command line	Windows
Works with any editor that speaks LSP Live browser preview while typing	Keyboard-centric navigation Live Markdown preview alongside any editor
Needs editor configuration to hook up the language server Preview only; it does not edit Markdown itself	Version 2 is still a work in progress No tagged releases on GitHub
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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 October 2, 2026

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