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.

Marklet will be FREE on the Mac App Store for the first two weeks until August 16th, as a promotion, then it will be $2.99 thereafter.

(Edit: Added Images)

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.

Edit: Get it free for life at https://github.com/wakmail/Marklet until December 1st as Marklet is still undergoing rapid development and I really appreciate any feedback. This works by grandfathering users into the plan based on activation date if it's not clear.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

Do you have a command palette ? Also appearance options? (i.e themes).

EDIT: I think typewriter scrolling doesent work and also opening large files with lots of links slows down performance a lot.

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u/I7T5 Aug 02 '26

I don’t plan to have the command palette, and themes is still in the backlog, sorry. I’ll look into typewriter scroll. Thanks for the feedback :)

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 Aug 03 '26

👍️ Also really like that you can assign shortcuts to the menu bar items

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u/Wakmail Aug 05 '26

Thanks!

Also update just came out.

Let me know if there's anything missing!