v1.0 — Free & Open Source

Markdown, the way
it should look.

A true WYSIWYG editor designed for Claude Code plans.
No split pane. No preview toggle. Just write.

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Everything you need to write

A clean, focused editor packed with the features developers actually use.

True WYSIWYG

See your markdown rendered in real-time. No split panes, no preview toggle.

Slash Commands

Type / for 18 formatting commands with fuzzy search, just like Notion.

Syntax Highlighting

150+ languages with automatic detection. Code blocks look just right.

Multi-Tab

Work on multiple documents at once. Drag to reorder. Switch with Cmd+1-9.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Cmd+N, Cmd+S, Cmd+O, Cmd+B, and many more. Everything at your fingertips.

Local & Private

No cloud. No telemetry. No account needed. Your files stay on your machine.

Export anywhere

Your documents, in the format you need. One click.

Markdown

.md

The universal format. Raw markdown files, always portable.

PDF

.pdf

Styled PDF export via Electron's native renderer. Print-ready.

HTML

.html

Self-contained HTML with embedded CSS. Share anywhere.

LaTeX

.tex

Academic-ready export via Pandoc. Perfect for papers and reports.

Make it yours

5 built-in themes, plus unlimited custom themes with a live color picker.

Warm Cream
Tokyo Night
Solarized Light
Nord
Monokai
Theme customizer panel showing color pickers for editor, chrome, and accent colors

Built for Claude Code

Paste output from Claude Code and watch it transform into beautiful, structured markdown.

ANSI Cleanup

Paste terminal output directly. ANSI escape codes are automatically stripped and normalized.

Plan Detection

Claude Code plans are auto-detected and converted to clean, structured markdown.

ASCII Table Conversion

Terminal ASCII tables with box-drawing characters are converted to GFM table syntax.

Drag & Drop

Drop .md, .markdown, or .txt files directly into the editor from your file system.

Terminal output 
╭──────────────────────────╮
│ Plan: Add auth middleware │
├──────────────────────────┤
│ [TODO]: Validate tokens   │
│ [TODO]: Add rate limiting │
╰──────────────────────────╯
Markingdown 
## Add auth middleware

| Task             | Status  |
|------------------|---------|
| Validate tokens  | pending |
| Add rate limiting | pending |
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