Margin Markdown editor
Ranked 4 of 13 markdown editors by recommenders
Simple local Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web, praised for clean design. Critics say its landing page looks AI-generated and hurts credibility.
Simple local Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web, praised for clean design. Critics say its landing page looks AI-generated and hurts credibility.
17 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 7.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean, polished, appealing design
“Awesome job, this looks fantastic, and has all of the UX gaps I wish existed in Bear and Obsidian.”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web” “Looks awesome! I like it! It would be nice to have windows version too”
Comment from 7 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Markdown Editor and Reader for Mac” “It looks really nice. I definitely will use it.”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web” - Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web”
- Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web”
- Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web”
- Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web”
Files stay local on your machine
“Simple, local, gives us exactly the features we need for writing and finding notes”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web” “The files are local and everything stays in your machine”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Margin – a Markdown editor that runs /// commands while you write” Good for writing and finding notes
“Simple, local, gives us exactly the features we need for writing and finding notes”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web” “someone finally got notes right”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Landing page looks AI-generated
“I really find the landing page off-putting, with all the regular signs of having been vibe coded.”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web” “But the landing page is not only obviously ai-generated but also hilariously long.”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web”
Other markdown editors people recommend
The four most recommended other markdown editors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmallDocs | 21 | 3 | 88% | 6 | — | Approved |
| OpenKnowledge | 20 | 10 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| Typora | 19 | 6 | 76% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Margin Markdown editorThis page | 15 | 2 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
| iA Writer | 14 | 0 | 100% | 9 | — | Approved |
What people said
All 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I really like your idea and the demo is very convincing.”
“I really find the landing page off-putting, with all the regular signs of having been vibe coded.”
“The ability to change font styles from the keyboarding using / is a nice touch”
“someone finally got notes right”
“it looks like a nice product but detracts from credibility”
“the Notes folder isn't really usable from another app as is”
“But the landing page is not only obviously ai-generated but also hilariously long.”
“Awesome job, this looks fantastic, and has all of the UX gaps I wish existed in Bear and Obsidian.”
“I really like it at first glance.”
“some content overflowing off the screen on mobile with no ability scroll horizontally”
“Paste could not be applied here — nothing was changed.”
“congratulations on what seems to be a nice app”
“It looks really nice. I definitely will use it.”
“Simple, local, gives us exactly the features we need for writing and finding notes”
“Amazing project and execution.”
“I love the design and how it interacts.”
“Looks awesome! I like it! It would be nice to have windows version too”
“The files are local and everything stays in your machine”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.