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Shiba vs Markpad: catalog facts
Shiba	Markpad
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to download, with source published on GitHub.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Keyboard-centric navigation Live Markdown preview alongside any editor	Monaco editor with Vim mode and synchronised preview KaTeX maths and Mermaid diagrams
Version 2 is still a work in progress No tagged releases on GitHub	Focused on Markdown rather than general programming Licence not stated in the available information
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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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