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How to open, preview, and export Markdown on a Mac, how to fix Quick Look when it shows raw text, and how Glance compares with the other Markdown apps.
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- Mac Markdown apps, by jobTwenty apps for reading, writing, and notes, with measured sizes.
- Glance vs ObsidianA native app for single files, at a fraction of the size.
- Glance vs TyporaFree to read, with the Finder previews Typora leaves out.
- Glance vs QLMarkdownNative rendering instead of a web view, offline by default.
- Glance vs MarkedFinder previews included, and a page you can edit.
- Glance vs MacDownA maintained, native replacement for Apple Silicon.
- Glance vs MarkEditThe finished document instead of the syntax.
- Glance vs MarkTextFinder previews in a smaller, notarized download.
- Which Glance is whichThis app, the archived plugin, and its fork.
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