Clearly. A markdown editor and knowledge base for Mac.
Write with syntax highlighting. Link your thoughts. Search everything. Preview beautifully. Free and open source.
Requires macOS Sonoma or later.
Writing
- Syntax Highlighting
- — Headings, bold, italic, links, code blocks, tables, highlighted as you type.
- Format Shortcuts
- — ⌘B bold, ⌘I italic, ⌘K links.
- Extended Markdown
- — Highlights, superscript, subscript, emoji shortcodes, table of contents.
- Scratchpad
- — Menubar scratch pad with a global hotkey.
Knowledge
- Wiki-links
- — Link documents with [[wiki-links]]. Type [[ to autocomplete.
- Backlinks
- — Linked and unlinked mentions with one-click linking.
- Tags
- — Organize with #tags. Browse in the sidebar.
- Global Search
- — Full-text search across every document, ranked by relevance.
- Document Outline
- — Navigate headings. Click to jump.
- File Explorer
- — Browse folders, bookmark locations, create and rename files.
Preview
- GFM Rendering
- — Tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough.
- KaTeX Math
- — Inline and block equations.
- Mermaid Diagrams
- — Flowcharts, sequence diagrams from code blocks.
- Code Blocks
- — 27+ languages, line numbers, diff highlighting, one-click copy.
- Callouts
- — NOTE, TIP, WARNING, and 15+ types. Foldable.
- Interactive
- — Toggle checkboxes, zoom images, hover footnotes, double-click to source.
Integration
- AI / MCP Server
- — Exposes your vault to AI agents for search and retrieval.
- QuickLook
- — Preview .md files in Finder with Space.
- PDF Export
- — Export or print. Page breaks handled.
- Copy Formats
- — Markdown, HTML, or rich text.