Desktop app · v1.4.2

Minimal Markdown

A small, local Markdown editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux — designed to stay out of the way.

Minimal Markdown Minimal Markdown

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.

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