Markor vs Orgzly Revived
We give Markor and Orgzly Revived the same GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Orgzly Revived
Org mode outliner for notes and to-do lists on Android
Free
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAMarkorVery good | 3.0GPAOrgzly RevivedVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, open source under Apache 2.0, and no ads. There's no paid version to compare with the $5.99 a month that's typical for this category. | AFree, with the source on GitHub under the GNU General Public License version 3 or newer. There's no paid version, against a typical $5.99 a month for paid plans in this category. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe whole app is free from F-Droid, GitHub or Google Play. Nothing is held back and nothing nags you to upgrade, because there's nothing to upgrade to. | AThe whole app is free from Google Play, F-Droid or GitHub. Nothing is locked. The one difference between builds is that Dropbox sync is only in the Google Play version. |
| Features | BHighlighting and buttons for Markdown, todo.txt, Zim wiki, AsciiDoc, Org-Mode and CSV, a preview, export to HTML or PDF, and AES256 encryption for files. But there's no sync of its own, encryption skips pictures and attachments, and Org-Mode has no rendered view. | BOutlines with TODO and DONE states, tags, priorities, scheduled and deadline times, repeating tasks, an agenda view and a query language to filter all of it. Solid for tasks in plain text. But sync is started by hand, and a notebook changed on both sides can only be fixed by forcing a load or a save. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating exists for an Android-only app, so a B is our ceiling. Install it and start typing into QuickNote. Getting the files onto another device is the fiddly bit, since that takes a separate sync app. | BIt's Android only, so there's no App Store rating on record and a B is our ceiling. It's a normal install and you can outline straight away. The learning comes later, with search expressions like ad.DAYS and setting up a sync repository. |
| Platforms and integrations | DAndroid only. The README calls it a text editor for Android and lists no iOS, desktop or web version. The files do open in any text editor elsewhere, if you move them yourself with Syncthing, Nextcloud or Dropbox. | DAndroid only. The FAQ says there's no iOS version, and no desktop or web app is offered. The files themselves travel, through Dropbox, a WebDAV service such as Nextcloud or a local folder, and open in Emacs or any text editor. |
| Best for | plain-text notes and todo.txt on Android | Org mode notes and to-dos on an Android phone |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Markor and Orgzly Revived. How we grade
Where they differ
- Markor is free. Orgzly Revived is free.
- Markor also covers Markdown.
In commonFree planAndroidOpen sourceLocal-firstNotesTasks
At a glance
| Markor | Orgzly Revived | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starts at | Free | Free |
| Free plan | The whole app is free, with no ads. The code is licensed under Apache 2.0 and the README describes it as openly developed free software. | The whole app is free. Its source code is on GitHub under the GNU General Public License version 3 or newer. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Android | ||
| Made by | Gregor Santner | Orgzly Community |
| Price read from | github.com | orgzlyrevived.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Markor
- Android users who keep notes as Markdown or plain-text files
- People who already use the todo.txt format for tasks
- Pairing with Syncthing, Nextcloud or Dropbox to reach the same files elsewhere
Orgzly Revived
- Emacs Org mode users who want their files on an Android phone
- People who keep notes and tasks as plain text they control
- Syncing notebooks through Dropbox, Nextcloud or a local folder
Worth knowing
Markor
- Android only: the README describes Markor as a text editor for Android and lists no iOS, desktop or web version.
- There is no built-in sync. The README says Markor will stay an offline app and that a separate sync client has to move the files.
- Encryption covers a file's text only, not pictures or attachments, and needs Android Marshmallow or newer.
- Org-Mode support is limited to syntax highlighting and editing buttons; there is no rendered view for it.
Orgzly Revived
- Android only: the FAQ says there is no iOS version, and no desktop or web app is offered.
- Synchronization is manual, and a notebook changed on both sides can only be resolved by forcing a load or a save.
- Dropbox sync is missing from the F-Droid build; it is only in the Google Play version.
- Git sync is labelled experimental.
Key features
Markor
- Plain-text files in many formats
- Markdown, todo.txt, Zim wiki text, AsciiDoc, Org-Mode, CSV and plain text get syntax highlighting and format-specific buttons, and the files open in any other text editor.
- Notebook, QuickNote and To-Do
- Notebook is the root folder for documents and can sit anywhere on the file system. QuickNote is a single Markdown file for fast capture and To-Do is a todo.txt file.
- todo.txt task lists
- Each line is a task, with @contexts and +projects for grouping. Finished tasks are marked with an x and can be moved to a separate done file.
- Preview and export to HTML or PDF
- Documents can be previewed, converted and shared as HTML or PDF. Markdown follows the CommonMark specification, with optional math rendering through KaTeX.
- Share Into
- Text and links shared from other apps can be appended to QuickNote, To-Do or a recent file, or saved to a new one, with URL tracking parameters removed.
- File encryption
- Text files can be encrypted with AES256 under a password set in the settings. The companion jpencconverter tool decrypts the same files on a desktop.
Orgzly Revived
- Outliner for notes and to-dos
- Notes sit in an outline inside notebooks and can carry states such as TODO and DONE, tags, priorities, and scheduled, deadline and event times.
- Plain-text Org mode files
- Notebooks are written as plain-text files in Org mode's file format, so the same files can be read and edited in Emacs or another text editor.
- Sync repositories
- Notebooks sync with a directory on the device, Dropbox, any WebDAV service such as Nextcloud or, experimentally, Git. Sync is started by hand with the Sync button.
- Search expressions
- A query language finds notes by state, notebook, tag, priority and scheduled, deadline, event, closed or created period, joined with AND, OR and NOT and sorted by chosen properties.
- Agenda view
- Adding ad.DAYS to any query groups the results by day for that many days, in the manner of org-agenda, sorted chronologically within each day.
- Repeated tasks and links
- Org-mode repeater syntax moves a task's date forward when it is marked done. Notes can link to web pages, files, other notes and whole notebooks.
Plans
Markor
Markor$0
The full app from F-Droid, the GitHub releases page or Google Play. The project recommends F-Droid for installing and updating.
Orgzly Revived
Orgzly Revived$0
The full app from Google Play, F-Droid or the GitHub releases page. Dropbox sync is only in the Google Play version.
