Desktop app · v1.4.2
Minimal Markdown
A small, local Markdown editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux — designed to stay out of the way.
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Why I built it
I was tired of simple text and Markdown files opening in Notepad with a trail of tabs I did not want, while full code editors felt absurdly heavy for the job. I wanted something that opened quickly, stayed local, and felt simpler than both.
What I built
- Live editing and preview with search, replacement, task interaction, and sanitized rendering.
- An outline generated from headings, navigation by click, and drag-and-drop movement of complete sections.
- Direct editing of a rendered block from the preview without adding a conversion dependency.
- Atomic saving, per-window recovery copies, recent files, and native desktop packaging.
What it taught me
- A minimal interface can still support deep document operations.
- Local-first software requires careful recovery, file-system, and window-state decisions.