Writer

Writer is a lightweight yet powerful Markdown editor for macOS and iOS. It combines distraction-free writing, theme-aware Markdown editing, 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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Features

1. Markdown Editing: Full support for standard Markdown syntax with syntax-aware text editing for headings, lists, links, inline code, blockquotes, bold, italic, and bold italic text.

2. Theme-aware Editor: Keep editor accent colors aligned with the selected Markdown theme, including live updates when switching themes.

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

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

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

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

7. Markdown PNG Export: Export Markdown content as PNG for sharing, archiving, or quick publishing, with more reliable handling when local images are unavailable.

macOS

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

2. Find and Replace: Keep find and replace text available when switching between editing and preview.

3. 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. Styled Markdown Editing: Write with improved Markdown emphasis rendering and theme-aware inline styling.

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

Updates

1.2.3（macOS only）

• Remembered document window size and position for a more consistent workspace, while keeping new windows visible and neatly arranged.

• Used the document title as the default file name when saving, making Markdown files easier to identify.

1.2.2(48)

• Fixed a crash that could occur when undoing Markdown edits by rebuilding the undo architecture around native text-edit operations for more reliable undo and redo.

• Synced editor accent colors with the selected Markdown theme, including live updates when switching themes.

• Improved emphasis rendering and delimiter detection for a more accurate Markdown writing experience.

• Preserved find and replace text when switching between editing and preview modes on macOS.

• Avoided unnecessary folder permission prompts when saving plain Markdown files without local media references.

• Improved PNG export reliability when Markdown images are missing or unavailable.

• Fixed the edited state after the first save of a new document.

• Made double-clicking the macOS title bar expand the window to the full available screen height while preserving its original size for quick restore.

1.1.0(40)

• Added Markdown-to-PNG export on macOS and iOS.

macOS

• Fixed PNG export so it stays scoped to the current window and document.

• Added Finder Quick Look preview for Markdown files.

• Synced Quick Look preview with the selected theme.

• Improved Quick Look rendering stability for code blocks.

• Fixed local Markdown image reference detection.

• Added localized Quick Look preview strings and display name.

1.0(35)

• First release.