Typora alternatives for Mac
Typora — Configurable document editor that supports Markdown — is installed 958 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask typora to install Typora itself.- Craft9.0× smaller user base
- Obsidian20.7× the installs
- Zotero1,672 installs/mo
- bear806 installs/mo
- Joplin2.1× smaller user base
- Anytype5.5× smaller user base
- Logseq2.7× smaller user base
- Notion5.2× the installs
Full comparison
| Typora | Craft | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Utilities | Utilities |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 1.14.15 | 3.7.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 958 | 106 |
| Install command | brew install --cask typora | brew install --cask craft |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.