Side-by-side comparisons with the Mac Markdown apps you're probably choosing between. Pricing, memory footprint, native vs Electron, Mermaid support, QuickLook, and which ones are still maintained.
Looking for MacDown on Apple Silicon? It's unmaintained — runs in Rosetta, no Mermaid. MacMD Viewer is the native ARM replacement with QuickLook + Mermaid built in.
Compare MacMD Viewer and Marked 2 for Mac. MacMD adds Mermaid diagrams and QuickLook extension that Marked 2 lacks — full feature and pricing breakdown for 2026.
MarkText is abandoned and deprecated on Homebrew. MacMD Viewer is a native SwiftUI alternative with Mermaid diagrams, QuickLook, and active development.
Obsidian is 213 MB Electron for knowledge bases. MacMD Viewer is ~10 MB native SwiftUI for read-only .md viewing. Side-by-side comparison — pick by job, not feature.
Telescopo's Markdown viewer is free; MacMD Viewer is $19.99. The real difference: QuickLook in Finder, macOS 14 support, and no $49.99 upsell. Full comparison.
Typora uses 150-300 MB RAM on Electron. MacMD Viewer is ~10 MB native SwiftUI with QuickLook and Mermaid. Full feature comparison for Mac users.
Read the Best Markdown Viewer for Mac in 2026 roundup, or see all MacMD Viewer features.