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

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