Boostnote bills itself as a note taking application for developers, but anyone in need of a Markdown application for notes would be happy with this application. Markdown support is excellent. The application’s interface is polished and intuitive, and open source clients are freely available for macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Boostnote allows you create folders, tag notes, and export Markdown files to HTML and PDF file format.

Boostnote Markdown application

Boostnote Markdown Support

Boostnote provides support for the following Markdown elements.

Element Support Notes
Headings Yes
Paragraphs Yes
Line Breaks Yes
Bold Yes
Italic Yes
Blockquotes Yes
Ordered Lists Yes
Unordered Lists Yes
Code Yes
Horizontal Rules Yes
Links Yes
Images Yes
Tables Yes
Fenced Code Blocks Yes
Syntax Highlighting Yes
Footnotes No
Heading IDs No
Definition Lists No
Strikethrough Yes
Task Lists Yes
Emoji (copy and paste) Yes
Emoji (shortcodes) No
Highlight No
Subscript No
Superscript No
Automatic URL Linking Yes
Disabling Automatic URL Linking Yes
HTML Yes

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