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StackEdit vs Ferrite: catalog facts
StackEdit	Ferrite
Free Free to use in the browser.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web	Windows, Linux
Live preview with synchronised scrolling Sync with Google Drive, Dropbox and GitHub	Markdown writing with preview Also handles JSON, YAML and TOML
Browser only, no desktop app Cloud sync depends on third-party accounts	Focused on a few file types rather than general programming Younger project than established editors
Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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