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VNote vs MarkText: catalog facts
VNote	MarkText
Free Free and open source under the LGPL.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by community sponsorship.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Native C++ application rather than a web wrapper Notes kept as local Markdown files	Live in-place rendering with no preview pane and no leftover syntax characters CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown and some Pandoc Markdown, plus KaTeX maths
No built-in sync service Documentation is partly focused on Chinese-speaking users	Development is slow, with long gaps between releases Electron, so it is heavy for a text editor
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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