All of them seem to be markdown editors, so what’s the point for using any of them over another?
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Just saying they’re all ‘markdown editors’ is perhaps not the right kind of logic to apply here, right?
You can use nano, and a few dozen other text editors to edit markdown… So what’s the point? Why not use nano?
See if you can apply your intelligence and come up with an answer.
You might find that Joplin is also a Markdown note taking application, as is Obsidian.
Personally, I use Ghostwriter, Marktext, and Marknotes.
Marknotes is NOT a ‘markdown editor’… not even close, but it IS a nice drop in for Obsidian.
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What kind of answer is “apply your intelligence and come up with an answer”?
@hazel-bunny
The difference between them is the scope of their features. Ghostwriter for instance is an actual editor - more simplistic and focused on productive writing. KleverNotes and Marknotes also organize and group your notes.
And as far as I am aware Marknotes does indeed have markdown editing functionality. A note-taking application without that wouldn’t make much sense.
You can choose one based on your use case and there is no reason not to briefly try each.
I use ghostwriter and Obsidian atm, but there are many more of these apps.
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Nearly a month later…
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One states “A note-taking and management application”
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The other states ‘No distractions. Just Write’.
Really, how much simpler can it be?
For what it’s worth - I’m no developer or anything, but I do think I’m a decently knowledgeable computer user, and I use Markdown in some writing that I’m working on.
I saw the original post, thought about it, and just wasn’t sure how to answer it - your links to app homepages are helpful, and I also appreciated the way that @ju64 summarized things as well.
We don’t all think, categorize and process in the same way 
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I think they were asking about:
Not:
marknoteapp.com/
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Yes, after using Obsidian for a while, I found that MarkNote appears to be a direct replacement - basically a wrapper for notes contained in folders.
I like this approach more than Joplin, which stores notes in it’s own way…
It’s a crime to refer to software like this as ‘A Markdown Editor’.
On the rest of the list, Ghostwriter might be compared to MarkText (as Markdown editors) and comment that Ghostwriter works as a nice dual pane editor, whilst MarkText is more of a one-pane writing application.
If you export a web-page as a markdown file, then I tend to find Ghostwriter is a good tool to filter out the ‘fluff’…
But really, there are so many ‘points’ about using one over the other that the question is redundant.
I mean, There’s a great beach at Krabi - so why bother having any others?
Only person who got it lol. I’m posting on KDE’s discourse instance, and that other thing doesn’t know about KDE’s marknote; yet dares to answer & beat about the bush, referring to the wrong marknote. Like, why are those things even allowed in the forum if they can not but post heaps of spam?
I got it. I’m having some difficulty in comprehending your post, however, perhaps because I’m English and rely on plain English… though I confess I did mis-spell ‘Marknote’ as ‘Marknotes’ - I do indeed have the note management application installed; and it is NOT what is meant by the words ‘Markdown Editor’ as your initial post asserts.
Marknote is a ‘Notes’ application which watches folders with notes in them - it does pretty much the same job as the proprietary Obsidian.
Something also to be noted - Obsidian does pretty much the same job, but also has a link to ‘edit in default app’ which could open your markdown file in a dedicated Markdown Editor.
Marktext is a markdown editor - a simple writing application which does not handle notes or heirarchies or anything else (and, as such, could be replaced with just about any other editor depending on what kind of interface you like - Kate could manage it, though without the slick interface).
Where is the confusion here? There is no argument… yet you seem to be arguing about it.
I’m talking about Marknote - KDE Applications
Your answer is in no way related to the app I’m talking about
Other people are literally pointing out that I’m talking about KDE’s marknote, not some weird app you install on your system and use as an Obsidian alternative
You claim that you ‘get it’ but keep beating about the bush. All the other respondents, including ju64, johnandmegh (Leader), mrp (KDE Developer) get my question and the app I’m talking about
You’re the one giving condescending answers and polluting this forum. This is KDE’s forum. People talk about KDE apps. This is not the forum to talk about some weird app named marknote that is outside KDE.
@mrp @johnandmegh @ngraham and other forum admins, this person @ben2talk is continuously violating KDE’s code of conduct by not being considerate, respectful and collaborative. Sorry for mentioning you people, but I’m seeking mediation according to the code of conduct. I have waited for months because the code of conduct says
If you do feel that you or your work is being attacked, take your time to breathe through before writing heated replies. Consider a 24-hour moratorium if emotional language is being used --- a cooling off period is sometimes all that is needed.
Now I have no way other than to request admin action. People posting unhelpful replies even when pointed out repeatedly should have no place in a public forum meant to foster helpful communication between developers, users and others.
Incorrect.
Klevernotes is an advanced (live preview) tool with tree view and linking (similar to Obsidian) designed as a ‘knowledge base’.
Marknote is also similar to Obsidian, but is a simpler note management application.
Ghostwriter is an advanced Markdown editor.
As I said:
I am not talking about the wrong application, I merely spelled it with an S by mistake.
I linked you to the apps, so that you could see for yourself… just try to use your own intelligence to come up with an answer - because it seems you don’t understand.
A full month later someone came in and kinda pointed out that ‘Note Management’ or ‘Knowledge Base’ applications which couldn’t edit Markdown would be kinda pointless…
This was completely incorrect. I never mentioned marknoteapp - yet you then jumped in saying ‘sure, you get it’.
This indicates that you simply did not understand.
I stated that I used Obsidian, that MarkNote seemed to be a replacement (albeit a little simpler).
I repeated that these are NOT simply ‘markdown editors’.
In December 2024 - you waded back in saying that MRP was correct (saying that I mentioned ‘marknoteapp.com’ even though I didn’t)…
You then complain that I’m beating about the bush, talking about the wrong marknote, and spamming heaps.
I also answered very clearly in December 2024:
Indeed, there is and never was any argument about these applications. The differences are extremely clear and obvious…
You started this thread to complain that - because they are all capable of editing Markdown - why bother having mroe than one?
You then proceed to antagonise and accuse.
And again, 6 months later you return and demand action.
The only questionable aspect of my posts is that I suggest you apply your intelligence, instead of reducing significantly different types of applications to the status of mere ‘Markdown Editors’, actually LOOK at the links I provided.
Your question was answered, very fully - just let sleeping dogs lie. You are NOT being attacked… I was simply inviting you to LOOK FOR YOURSELF.
Perhaps you should actually look at my replies, read them, and you will then have all the answers you desired… even years later.
The whole thread should have been closed years ago.
@ben2talk please read this: FAQ - KDE Discuss
If you have a problem with a post, flag it, don’t start arguing.
If you think a thread should be closed, do not argue with op. Flag it and moderator will make that judgement.
While its appreciated when users do their own research, its not as harshly enforced here as in for example the Arch forums.
While I understand you are trying to be helpful, please keep in mind that it’s hard to convey tone in text.
I won’t take any mod action like silencing or banning you, but consider this a warning. Please read the discuss FAQ that I linked above.
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This is the only point I’ll address. Whether intentionally or not your post did have a link to marknoteapp.com. I only replied to give the link to the KDE Marknote. Screenshot of your post:
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Ah, okay. Thank you for your input - and I’m sorry. I missed that - too late to correct it now.
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