UpNote
Focus: notebooks and journal. Shares notes and markdown with Rentry. A mobile app, not a web app. Freemium (Rentry: Free). Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Rated 4.6 (Rentry: 4.4).
Mobile AppFree planiOS, Android
4.6Visit
Web App
Rentry
A free Markdown pastebin for sharing formatted notes and pages.
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Rentry?
Rentry lets you paste text written in Markdown and publish it as a clean, readable page with a short link, with no account needed. You can set a custom URL and an edit code so you can update the page later, and it is free to use.
Pros
- Simple Markdown publishing
- Custom URLs and edit codes
- No account needed
Cons
- Pages are public to anyone with the link
- Keep your edit code safe
Who should use Rentry
Anyone who wants to share a formatted note or guide quickly.
Who may not need it
People who need private, access-controlled documents.
Rentry alternatives
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Glyph
Focus: desktop, private and ai writing. Shares notes and markdown with Rentry. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS. Rated 4.3 (Rentry: 4.4).
Desktop AppFreemacOS
4.3Visit
Hashnode
Focus: blogging, developers and publishing. Shares markdown with Rentry. Freemium (Rentry: Free). Rated 4.5 (Rentry: 4.4).
Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit
HedgeDoc
Focus: collaborative editing, self-hosted and open source. Shares markdown with Rentry. Rated 4.5 (Rentry: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
StackEdit
Focus: editor, writing and open source. Shares markdown with Rentry. Same 4.4 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
Capacities
Focus: PKM, objects and linking. Shares notes with Rentry. Freemium (Rentry: Free). Adds macOS, Windows and iOS. Rated 4.2 (Rentry: 4.4).
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.2Visit
Free alternatives to Rentry
Free resources that cover similar ground.
SilverBullet
Focus: wiki, self-hosted and open source. Shares markdown and notes with Rentry. Rated 4.6 (Rentry: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
MarkText
Focus: editor, writing and open source. Shares markdown with Rentry. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Rentry: 4.4).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
Simplenote
Focus: sync, minimal and evernote alternative. Shares notes and markdown with Rentry. Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Same 4.4 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.4Visit
Ray.so
Focus: code screenshots, developer tools and social media. Also in Communication and Writing, like Rentry. Rated 4.6 (Rentry: 4.4).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit
Joplin
Focus: open source, encryption and evernote alternative. Shares notes and markdown with Rentry. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Rentry: 4.4).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
Reor
Focus: AI, PKM and Semantic Search. Shares Notes and Markdown with Rentry. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Rentry: 4.4).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit
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