Markdown Buddy — Native Markdown Preview & Editor for macOS

⚡ Version 2.2 for macOS

Native Markdown

Preview & Editor

Read, navigate and edit your Markdown files on macOS. Workspace tree, find & replace, synced scrolling, clickable task lists, link map with broken-link detection. Works in Xcode, Finder QuickLook, and as a standalone app.

Download on the Mac App Store — €0.99

README.md — Markdown Buddy

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# My Project

A paragraph with **bold text** and *italic*.

## Installation

```bash<br>brew install my-tool<br>```

## Features

- Full Markdown support<br>- GitHub-style rendering

> Read the docs: [docs](https://example.com).

My Project

A paragraph with bold text and italic.

Installation

brew install my-tool<br>Features

Full Markdown support

GitHub-style rendering

Read the docs: docs.

Everything you need for your Markdown files

A simple, fast, and native tool. Zero configuration.

Character and word countNEW 2.2

A status bar under the editor counts characters, characters without spaces, words and lines. Word splitting follows the language, so Japanese and Chinese count properly.

Find & replace in the editorNEW 1.7

⌘F opens the native find bar in Source and Side-by-side modes, ⌥⌘F to replace. Incremental highlighting, native undo.

Clickable task listsNEW 1.7

Click a checkbox in the preview and the file is updated: [ ] becomes [x]. The preview keeps your reading position while you edit.

YAML front matterNEW 1.8

The dashes block at the top of files shows as a collapsible panel or stays hidden. Dimmed in the editor, no false headings in the outline.

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Tag filterNEW 1.8

Front matter tags feed a filter in the workspace sidebar: per-tag counts, multiple selection, folders without matches are hidden.

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Link autocompletionNEW 1.8

Type ]( in the editor and pick a workspace .md file: the relative path is inserted with the closing parenthesis.

Eight interface languagesNEW 2.1

Menus, settings and every screen in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean, following the wording of each market.

Live PreviewNEW 2.0

Write Markdown, see the document. Headings, bold and code are styled as you type, and the markers disappear except in the paragraph you are editing.

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Edit mode with syntax highlighting

Cycle Rendered / Source / Side-by-side with ⌘⇧R. Markdown syntax colored as you type, synchronized scrolling, auto-save optional.

Formatting shortcuts

⌘B for bold, ⌘I for italic, ⌘K for links. Smart toggle: press ⌘B on bold text and the markers are removed. Native Undo/Redo.

Workspace tree

Open a folder (⌘⇧O) and browse every .md in a tree sidebar. Tabs and session restore on launch.

Cross-folder search

⌘⇧F opens a search across all .md files in the workspace with snippets and optional regex mode.

Link Map

⌘⇧G opens a graph view of the links between every .md file. Broken links are flagged and listed. Click a node to open the document.

QuickLook in Finder

Hit Space on any .md file in Finder for an instant rendered preview. Thumbnails in Icons, Columns and Gallery views.

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Native Xcode Extension

Integrates directly into Xcode's Editor menu. One keyboard shortcut and you're good to go.

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Preferences (⌘,)

Appearance, font sizes, default workspace folder, session restore. Toggle Mermaid and KaTeX support.

Dark Mode

GitHub-style CSS with native macOS dark mode support. Adapts to your system preferences.

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Print & PDF export

Print from the standard macOS dialog or export the full preview as a clean PDF (⌘⇧E).

Auto-refresh

The preview updates automatically when you save the file or another editor changes it.

Secure & native

App Sandbox, Hardened Runtime, no data collected. Built natively in Swift, distributed through the Mac App Store.

Markdown Buddy in action

Real screenshots, in your language.

Workspace tree<br>Every .md file in a folder, in a tree sidebar with tabs.

Live Preview<br>Markers fade out as you type, except in the paragraph you are editing.

Side-by-side editing<br>Source and rendered document, with synchronized scrolling.

Cross-folder search<br>Every .md in the workspace, with snippets and optional regex.

Link Map<br>Links between documents as a graph, with broken links flagged.

As easy as 1-2-3

From Finder, Xcode, or as a standalone editor.

Open a workspace

⌘⇧O on any folder to browse its .md files in the workspace sidebar. Or double-click a .md from Finder.

Read or edit

⌘⇧R cycles Rendered / Source / Side-by-side. Type, use ⌘B / ⌘I / ⌘K for formatting, ⌘S to save.

Navigate the base

⌘⇧F searches across files, ⌘⇧G opens the link map. Auto-refresh keeps the preview in sync with disk.

Keyboard-first

Nine shortcuts cover the core flow.

⌘O

Open a .md file<br>Standard file picker.

⌘⇧O

Open a folder<br>Open as a workspace.

⌘⇧R

Cycle view mode<br>Rendered / Source / Side-by-side.

⌘S

Save<br>Write your edits to disk.

⌘B⌘I⌘K

Bold / Italic / Link<br>Wrap the selection with Markdown markers.

⌘F⌥⌘F

Find & replace<br>In the editor (Source &...