Clearly Markdown

A native markdown editor and document workspace for Mac. Open folders, browse your files, write with syntax highlighting, and preview instantly.

Features

Open folders and browse your markdown files in a sidebar. Bookmark locations, see recents, create and rename files without leaving the app.

A navigable outline of every heading in your document. Click to jump. Toggle with ⇧⌘O.

Built with SwiftUI and AppKit. Fast launch, low memory, feels right at home on your Mac.

Headings, bold, italic, links, code blocks, and more — highlighted as you type.

Full GitHub Flavored Markdown support, including Mermaid diagrams and KaTeX math.

Switch between writing and reading with ⌘1 and ⌘2. Scroll position stays in sync across both.

Export your document as a PDF or send it straight to a printer. Page breaks just work.

Cmd+B for bold, Cmd+I for italic, Cmd+K for links. The keyboard shortcuts you expect.

A menubar app with a global hotkey for jotting things down. Capture a thought without opening a full document.

Preview markdown files right in Finder. Press Space on any .md file.

Follows your system appearance or set it manually. Looks great either way.

Free and open source on GitHub. See how it works, file issues, contribute.