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Boostnote

Boostnote is a free and robust tool more geared towards developers, but Markdown support is excellent.

Boostnote application window with some Markdown commands!

Introduction

One of Boostnote's most attractive features is its easy-to-use interface.

Boostnote is compatible with Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems.

The application also allows you to export your document to HTML and PDF formats.

It is worth mentioning that the program's source code is open.

Official website: https://boostnote.io/

Support for Markdown in Boostnote

In Table 1.1 you can see the Markdown elements that are supported by Boostnote.

Element Support Information
Titles Yes Boostnote does not support alternative syntax for formatting headers.
Paragraphs Yes
Line breaks Yes To break a line in Boostnote, just press the Enter key once. The syntax of Markdown, using a blank space to the right of the content is not supported.
Bold Yes
Italic Yes
Blockquote Yes It is not possible to nest blockquotes in Boostnote.
Ordered lists Yes
Unordered lists Yes
Code Yes
Horizontal lines Yes
Links Yes
Images Yes
Tables Yes
Fenced code blocks Yes Boostnote also allows users to highlight content from within the block according to the programming language.
Footnotes No
Title Id No
Definition lists No
Strikethrough Yes
Task lists Yes
Emoji (copy and paste) Yes
Emoji (access codes) No
automatic URL Link Yes
Disable automatic link from URL Yes
HTML No

See also

Boostnote Markdown Quick Reference