Read, navigate and edit your Markdown files on macOS. Workspace tree, find & replace, synced scrolling, clickable task lists, link map with broken-link detection. Works in Xcode, Finder QuickLook, and as a standalone app.
A simple, fast, and native tool. Zero configuration.
A status bar under the editor counts characters, characters without spaces, words and lines. Word splitting follows the language, so Japanese and Chinese count properly.
⌘F opens the native find bar in Source and Side-by-side modes, ⌥⌘F to replace. Incremental highlighting, native undo.
Click a checkbox in the preview and the file is updated: [ ] becomes [x]. The preview keeps your reading position while you edit.
The dashes block at the top of files shows as a collapsible panel or stays hidden. Dimmed in the editor, no false headings in the outline.
Front matter tags feed a filter in the workspace sidebar: per-tag counts, multiple selection, folders without matches are hidden.
Type ]( in the editor and pick a workspace .md file: the relative path is inserted with the closing parenthesis.
Menus, settings and every screen in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean, following the wording of each market.
Write Markdown, see the document. Headings, bold and code are styled as you type, and the markers disappear except in the paragraph you are editing.
Cycle Rendered / Source / Side-by-side with ⌘⇧R. Markdown syntax colored as you type, synchronized scrolling, auto-save optional.
⌘B for bold, ⌘I for italic, ⌘K for links. Smart toggle: press ⌘B on bold text and the markers are removed. Native Undo/Redo.
Open a folder (⌘⇧O) and browse every .md in a tree sidebar. Tabs and session restore on launch.
⌘⇧F opens a search across all .md files in the workspace with snippets and optional regex mode.
⌘⇧G opens a graph view of the links between every .md file. Broken links are flagged and listed. Click a node to open the document.
Hit Space on any .md file in Finder for an instant rendered preview. Thumbnails in Icons, Columns and Gallery views.
Integrates directly into Xcode's Editor menu. One keyboard shortcut and you're good to go.
Appearance, font sizes, default workspace folder, session restore. Toggle Mermaid and KaTeX support.
GitHub-style CSS with native macOS dark mode support. Adapts to your system preferences.
Print from the standard macOS dialog or export the full preview as a clean PDF (⌘⇧E).
The preview updates automatically when you save the file or another editor changes it.
App Sandbox, Hardened Runtime, no data collected. Built natively in Swift, distributed through the Mac App Store.
Real screenshots, in your language.
From Finder, Xcode, or as a standalone editor.
⌘⇧O on any folder to browse its .md files in the workspace sidebar. Or double-click a .md from Finder.
⌘⇧R cycles Rendered / Source / Side-by-side. Type, use ⌘B / ⌘I / ⌘K for formatting, ⌘S to save.
⌘⇧F searches across files, ⌘⇧G opens the link map. Auto-refresh keeps the preview in sync with disk.
Nine shortcuts cover the core flow.
Standard file picker.
Open as a workspace.
Rendered / Source / Side-by-side.
Write your edits to disk.
Wrap the selection with Markdown markers.
In the editor (Source & Side-by-side).
Across every .md, with snippets.
Visualize document connections.
Appearance, fonts, defaults.
All the Markdown you need, faithfully rendered.
A one-off purchase at $4.99. No subscription, no in-app purchase, no paid upgrade: every feature is included and every update is free.
macOS 14.0 and later, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs alike.
None. The app runs in the App Sandbox with Hardened Runtime, collects nothing and makes no network request to open or render a file.
Yes. Once the app has been launched a first time, the Quick Look extension and the Finder thumbnails work on their own: press Space on any .md file.
A real editor. Four view modes including an editable preview, find and replace, formatting shortcuts, workspace search and a link map. Your files stay on disk, in plain Markdown.
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