Top 3 Markdown Editors

When it comes to Markdown editors for Mac, there are dozens of choices. Prices range from free to $50 and above. With so many choices, where to start? I’ve tried out a lot of them, and these are my Top 3 choices with the most expensive coming in at $19.99. First is MWeb Pro at $19.99. This is my personal choice. It’s a full featured word processor that’s perfect for heavy Markdown usage and blog publishing. Great organization with a 3 pane layout Customizable themes with built-in theme editor Custom font separate from theme Customizable toolbar Full editor or split view Code blocks Insert Table and Math Tabbed documents Multiple export formats (PDF, HTML, ePub, RTF, Docx) Publish to blogs (WordPress, Blogger, Medium) Next is Typora at $14.99. A bit more minimalistic, but a good choice. More minimal UI Small number of themes Tree, article view for files and folders Export to PDF, HTML, ePub, RTF, Docx Code blocks Insert […]

Boostnote for Code Snippets

After working with Katalon Studio for several months, I have a wealth of code snippets and examples. And with my collection growing each day, where to store them all for easy access? The most common examples are in TypeIt4Me, but the rest need a good storage place that is easily searchable. There are quite a few code snippet tools available such as Quiver and Snippetslab, but I recently got hooked up with Boostnote and find it’s just what I’m looking for. Boostnote is a Markdown editor with syntax highlighting for dozens of languages with Groovy, Java, HTML and CSS right there in the mix. Code can be organized into different folders and each snippet can be tagged for further grouping and easier search. Each snippet can have multiple tabs, so examples, links and other pieces of information can be found under a single header. For example you can have getText and setText examples for Katalon and Selenium tied together. Boostnote […]