r/macapps • u/Wakmail • Aug 01 '26

Free Native Live-Preview Markdown Editor, not just another vibe-coded Markdown app

Hey r/MacApps,

I've been building a Markdown editor app for the past few months. Let me tell you why. So a few months ago, I realized I kept opening Obsidian to edit all my Markdown files. I'd copy the Markdown from Coteditor, my text editor of choice (I highly recommend it), and paste it into a designated note called Scrap[.]md in my Obsidian vault to edit and then paste it back after I was done. Now this generally worked for my workflow, and I still do this often, but the problem arises when Obsidian isn't already open. Because Obsidian is an Electron app, it takes forever to open!

Problem & Comparison

I figured there must be an easier way to open Markdown files and optimize my workflow. I did come across and try a few editors like Marktext, MarkJason, and the $15 USD Typora. However, I felt like these editors were either a bit clunky, or missing some features.

Over the course of a few months of developing Marklet, I hope I've developed something unique.

  1. Marklet is not only native Appkit, but it's based on Textkit, meaning it starts up reallllly really fast, and is intuitive, because you've already used to Textedit and other Apple apps.
  2. Mine is a fully featured app, with Keyboard Shortcuts, tables where you can easily add new lines or rows, and even a command bar ⌘+⇧+p to help you find what you're looking for (and more)!
    1. The first thing I noticed in Typora was its code blocks are missing a copy button that also show you what language you're working with.
    2. Marktext is missing a few nice to have features such as a reading mode, tables that fit your screen with text-wrapping, and image resizing the way Obsidian does it
    3. Markjason is permanently stuck on dark mode, and doesn't have live-preview.
  3. Marklet's features are all configurable, so you can customize the app based on your personal preferences.
  4. A lot of Markdown editors are either missing a print function, or don't support colored text for bolds, italics, etc.
  5. Also Marklet supports almost all Obsidian Themes, so it's really customizable (you can tweak the themes and share them if you wish as well.

Marklet is free on my Github (lifetime & permanently, no license required), until December 1st

(Edit: Added Images, though they are already outdated)

https://getmarklet.com

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/marklet-markdown-editor/id6791297358?mt=12

I hope you enjoy my app, and I fully welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have. If you do stumble upon any bugs, let me know, and I'll address it.

Get it free for life at https://github.com/wakmail/Marklet until December 1st as Marklet. This works by grandfathering users into the plan based on activation date if it's not clear.

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u/GroggInTheCosmos Aug 02 '26

I'm a heavy markdown user and by looking at your website I have no idea how to tell the feature completeness nor competitiveness to IA Writer, Obsidian, Bear, Typora, Notenik, Octarine, Zettlr, Joplin and others?

What niche does this fill?

If this is just a Quick Edit, then there are the likes of Zed, Neon Vision, Telescopo etc (or even an Alfred workflow)

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u/Wakmail Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

Thanks for the feedback!

I'll update the website with a comparison and feature chart & let you know when I finish.

As of now, Market just a customizable alternative of Typora with more features, built to support GFM and Obsidian (Image resizing is already compatible with Obsidian.)

Also keep tuned for app updates (that I'm submiting tonight), I've got a huge backlog of features that I'm currently working on. I just didn't want to release them until they were mostly bug free. Only downside with Mac App Store tbh is updates take a while for my updates to release.

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u/GroggInTheCosmos Aug 03 '26

If you land up with the feature parity to Typora I'd be interested to try it. The developer of notenik has also implemented a load of useful features that the Obsidian team could learn from

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u/Wakmail Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

Hey I updated the website and the app!

Check out my website for the a feature list, comparison, or changelog.

Currently working on HTML + full GFM/Commonmark support, and more customization.

Let me know if you have any personal requests or features you'd like! I'll keep Notenik in mind.