Viewdown vs Daybard

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Viewdown compared with Daybard
Detail	Viewdown	Daybard
What it does	Markdown viewer for Mac, with live preview	Your real life, turned into legend
Stage	Established	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	NL	FR
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	$11.99 USD one-time purchase, with 14-day free trial and no credit card required	Free to download. Daybard Pro optional: monthly or yearly subscription with 7-day free trial on yearly plan.
Key features	Live preview with automatic file watching Automatic scrolling to changed content Mermaid diagram rendering LaTeX mathematics typesetting Syntax highlighting for 80+ languages Table of contents sidebar Smart search matching rendered text Support for tables and task lists	Optional cloud integrations with Google Calendar, Todoist, Notion and others
What makes it different	Works with any editor already in use without plugins or extensions Automatic scrolling marks recently edited content	Evening ritual with guilt-free choices: no outcome is ever punished Real RPG game with hero, loot, daily boss and pixel-art kingdom, not just tracking Designed for busy parents and adults with full calendars Made by independent developer in France with no ads or tracking
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	11 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	24	11
Citation Flow (Majestic)	19	11
Referring domains (Majestic)	39	14

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