Writer

Writer is a lightweight yet powerful Markdown editor for macOS and iOS. It combines distraction-free writing, real-time preview, flexible themes, document outline navigation, Markdown-to-PNG export on both platforms, and Finder Quick Look support on macOS for a smoother reading and sharing workflow.

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Where to download

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Features

  1. Markdown Editing: Full support for standard Markdown syntax with syntax-aware text editing.

  2. Real-time Preview: Review rendered Markdown while writing with a smooth editing and preview workflow.

  3. Theme System: Choose from built-in light and dark themes, or import custom CSS themes.

  4. Code Highlighting: 83 built-in code highlighting themes powered by Highlight.js.

  5. Outline View: Automatically parse Markdown headings to generate a document outline for quick navigation.

  6. Markdown PNG Export: Export Markdown content as PNG for sharing, archiving, or quick publishing.

macOS

  1. Image Support: Insert images with drag and drop and keep local image references working reliably.

  2. Quick Look Preview: Preview Markdown files directly in Finder with theme-aware rendering.

iOS

  1. Image Support: Insert images from the photo library or Files picker while editing on the go.

  2. Document Browser Integration: Works with iCloud Drive and other file providers through the system document browser.

Updates

1.1.0(40)

macOS

1.0(35)