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Typora vs VNote: catalog facts
Typora	VNote
Paid A one-time purchase covering up to three devices, with a free trial. There is no…	Free Free and open source under the LGPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
The most polished live in-place Markdown rendering available Themes are plain CSS, so the appearance is fully customisable	Native C++ application rather than a web wrapper Notes kept as local Markdown files
Paid and closed source, after being free during the beta No sync of its own; you supply the file syncing	No built-in sync service Documentation is partly focused on Chinese-speaking users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: LGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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