Dillinger vs. JavaScript vs. Markdown Journal vs. Perl Comparison Chart

Dillinger is a cloud-enabled HTML5 Markdown editor that can be used offline and is powered by AngularJS. Markdown is a lightweight markup languages that uses the same formatting conventions as email. Drag and drop HTML files into Dillinger to convert them to Markdown. Drag and drop Markdown or HTML files into Dillinger. You can export documents as Markdown, HTML, and PDF. The text you see is actually written in Markdown. To get an idea of Markdown's syntax, simply type some text in the left window and then watch the results in right. Drag and drop images (requires your Dropbox account be linked). Import and save files from GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive and One Drive.

Markdown Journal is a simple journal that uses Dropbox as back end storage and saves your entries as Markdown files. You are in full control of your journal. All the entries are stored in your personal Dropbox forever. If at some point you decide to stop using Markdown Journal you get to keep all your entries. There is no export function, because your work is always going to be in your Dropbox, as plain text files. You don't need to sign up. If you have a Dropbox account you can hit Write and begin to take notes immediately. If you haven't logged in in a while Markdown Journal will ask to connect with your Dropbox account. A new file is started each month. You can edit any of these files directly with a text editor if you wish. You can delete or rename them at any time. Markdown Journal won't care and will continue working regardless of what you do with the files. When the entry is saved to your Dropbox folder it retains that same Markdown formatting.