![]() ![]() Versatil Markdown separates the process of previewing your document and editing it and that is an interesting effect. Typora does a similar thing but the preview is "live." You finish the Markdown code and the display turns into rendered Markdown. I like Versatil Markdown's attempt at differentiating the Markdown code from the display, it is an interesting differentiator. LightPaper can preview a document using the style and look of your blog or web site, and that is an unique feature of LightPaper. I like the look of a folder of Markdown documents in Display mode.īoth TextNut and iA Writer have a preview mode, they are not particularly exciting but they work. When you choose to edit your document, you hit ⌘+Enter, and the look changes and you are in Markdown mode. It is an interesting twist to the preview function and it is a beautiful rendering of your document. In Display mode you see your Markdown rendered in Versatil Markdown. Versatil Markdown is built around the concept of "Display First." The idea is that unless you are explicitly writing or editing Markdown, you shouldn't have to see it. It seems to be a design decision and it might not be painful to the new user, but for those who already have a collection of text files they have been working on, this is a deal-breaker, unless you want to change your system to fit the one provided by Versatil Markdown. So, this particular arrangement of one folder and its sub-folders does not benefit the search function. It can search within files but not across them. Versatil Markdown does not have a search system implemented across files. I am not sure that I understand the logic behind it either. ![]() Versatil Markdown falls short of the competition in this regard. ![]() If you already have a system in place, Versatil Markdown is not going to work with that. You don't have the ability to add a folder from Documents folder and another from the Dropbox folder. But this is the only folder Versatil Markdown will manage. It can be in your Documents Folder, in your Dropbox folder or any other cloud based folder you want, including iCloud. You can have this folder anywhere you want. Versatil Markdown implements a dedicated folder for its files and folders. iA Writer has an iOS iteration and they both share access to the files stored in iCloud. You can add any folder, and as many folders you want, and it deals with iCloud. IA Writer has added the ability to add folders of files to its file management arsenal. LightPaper or Versatil Markdown do not have an iOS version and thus are not interested in the benefits of iCloud syncing although Versatil Markdown lets you manage your files in iCloud. You can add, rename, and edit files in the iCloud folder and they are synced and available for you in the iOS version of TextNut. It includes the ability to have a folder in iCloud. TextNut handles folders on your Mac, much the same way that does LightPaper. If you are used to the way established text editors like BBEdit and Sublime Text 3 handle folders in projects, you are going to be comfortable in LightPaper. You have the ability to add multiple folders and LightPaper will manage all the folders you add to it. You can add to them, delete them, rename them. If you have a folder of files on your hard drive, you can add them to LightPaper and the app will be happy to deal with them. LightPaper doesn't care where your files are. The first difference and a critical one to the adoption of a Markdown based text editor is the way these programs handle files and their location. I will try to cover these differences as I write this review. But they are different beasts when it comes to how they conceptualize and implement their vision of a perfect note-taking Markdown editor. These products are similar in that, they let you write in Markdown. It has gained a couple of siblings, an iOS version, and a stripped down version for the Mac called TextNut SD. TextNut has improved some since I wrote about it. I have written about LightPaper, here, and here. Indirect competitors would include a whole host of players, Byword, nvALT, and the like. Direct competitors include LightPaper, TextNut, and iA Writer. It is a congested marketplace that Versatil Markdown is trying to make its mark in. Marketed as a "…hyper notebook built around Markdown/CommonMark, with 1Password integration, HTML/CSS support, syntax highlighting, frictionless keyboard flow, smart drag-n-drop insertion, multiple themes, document aliasing, and more," Versatil Markdown is a new entrant in the field of notebooks. Product: Versatil Markdown | Sometimes you need something a little more.Versatil JVersatil Markdown Shows Promise but Is Not Ready ![]()
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