Typora

What it is for

Typora is a live-preview Markdown desk: you type in inline.md, strong / code / highlight render in place, and a license is US$14.99 once (up to 3 devices). Use it when the job is a page you start at a public $, not when you need Obsidian’s $0 Bases table + Sync $4.

Soft-note: US$14.99 one-time (≤3 devices); 15-day free trial; 30-day refund on the store. Mac / Windows / Linux. Distinct from Obsidian, Craft, and Logseq.

What makes it unique: the cover is Typora’s official Live Preview (inline.md — Strong / Emphasis / code / highlight / H₂O / Jump to Header) from typora.io/img/new/inline.png — not a wordmark. The yellow highlight chip itself is ops of Live Preview.

Key features

• Live Preview — the page you type is the page you read (cover still; product; Quick Start). One desk. Cover inline.md sits here.
• Inline styles — Strong / Emphasis / code / highlight / subscript on the cover (cover). A style, not a $14.99 meter.
• Internal + file links — Jump to Header / Credits.md (cover). A link, not Purchase.
• Files sidebar + outline — folder + headings (product; Quick Start). A tree, not Enterprise.
• Code fences + math — fenced blocks and MathJax (product). A fence, not SSO.
• Export — PDF / HTML / Word / others from the app (product; store). An export, not a trial tile.

Download / Buy License are CTAs (not desks). US$14.99 stays in Pricing. There is no AI extra to drop.

Who it's for

Best fit: writers on Mac / Windows / Linux who will run the 15-day trial while they finish a first inline.md — then US$14.99 once for up to 3 devices, not Obsidian Sync $4 first unless they want an encrypted vault, and not if they need a native team library (Typora does not ship one).

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from store.typora.io (“$ 14.99” / “15 days free trial”) plus typora.io (Mac / Windows / Linux) and the store refund copy (30-day). Soft-note: one license covers up to 3 devices.

• Typora license — US$14.99 one-time. Up to 3 devices.
• Trial — 15 days free.
• Refund — 30 days on the store (printed).
• No subscription SKU on the storefront we fetched. Do not invent a Typora /mo $.

Limitations / costs

• No native sync / no team library. Files live on disk; iCloud / Dropbox can copy them, but Typora is not Obsidian Sync.
• A live page, not Obsidian’s $0 Bases vault. For that table see Obsidian.
• Paid license after the 15-day trial. v1 is what US$14.99 buys; the store does not print a free forever tier.
• The product is not OSS. We omit a GitHub CTA rather than invent a product repo.

Alternatives

• Obsidian — a local Bases table when you want the app at $0 / Sync $4, not a WYSIWYG Markdown page.
• Craft — a hosted All Docs home when you want Starter $0 / Plus $8, not a local .md window.
• Logseq — a local outliner + page graph when you want Free forever $0, not Live Preview.

Official tutorial

We searched @typora (404), @Typora (404), @TyporaApp (404), @typoraio (404), and @typora-app (404). typora.io has no YouTube link on the HTML we fetched. No official product channel to embed. Written path: typora.io plus Quick Start and store.

Website

https://typora.io/

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Typora’s official Live Preview still (inline.md Strong / code / highlight / H₂O) from typora.io/img/new/inline.png. Dollars checked on store.typora.io (US$14.99 one-time; ≤3 devices; 15-day trial; 30-day refund). No invented GitHub. No official YouTube.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.