Markdowny - Markdown Viewer

The Perfect Companion for Your Writing Workflow Do you prefer writing in Vim, Emacs, Sublime Text, or a simple text editor? Do you need a crisp, rendered preview of your work without the bloat of a heavy IDE? Meet Markdowny - the lightweight, native macOS companion for your favorite text editor. Markdowny is a dedicated, read-only Markdown viewer built entirely with SwiftUI. It is designed to do one thing and do it perfectly: provide an instant, beautifully rendered preview of your Markdown files as you type. Why Markdowny? • Instant Live-Reloading Stop hitting "Refresh." Markdowny watches your file system for changes. The moment you save your document in your editor of choice, Markdowny updates the preview instantly. It’s seamless, fluid, and keeps your flow state uninterrupted. • Safe, Read-Only Viewing Markdowny is a viewer, not an editor. This ensures you never accidentally alter your source code while reviewing your work. Keep your editing logic in your editor and your visual verification in Markdowny. • Native macOS Performance Built with the latest SwiftUI technology, Markdowny is blazing fast and incredibly lightweight. It feels right at home on your Mac, respecting your system's Light and Dark mode preferences automatically while using minimal system resources. Key Features: • Real-Time Watcher: Detects file saves immediately and refreshes the view in milliseconds • Syntax Highlighting: Beautiful rendering for code blocks, making it perfect for technical documentation and developer READMEs • Themes: More than 10 beautiful themes so you can find that optimal one you really enjoy • Distraction-Free UI: A minimalist interface that disappears, letting your content take center stage • Drag & Drop Support: simply drag a file onto the icon or window to start previewing immediately • GFM Support: Full support for GitHub Flavored Markdown, including tables, checklists, and strikethroughs • Mermaid Diagrams: Feature parity with mermaid-js and all mermaid diagrams and charts • LaTeX Math: Fully supported via fractions, integrals, matrices, Greek letters, operators, aligned environments, etc Who is this for? • Developers writing documentation who prefer CLI editors (Vim/Neovim/Nano). • Bloggers who draft in lightweight text apps but need to see the final HTML structure. • Students & Researchers taking notes in Markdown who need a clean reading window alongside their reference material. Download Markdowny today and give your Markdown workflow the visual upgrade it deserves.