Show HN: Write.md, a free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS

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Write.md | Your words. Your space.A Markdown editor for macOS<br>Your words.Your space.<br>A Markdown editor for macOS that you can shape around the way you like to write.<br>Download for macOSView source<br>Free and open source. No account. No telemetry.

# Rooms for writing<br>Some words need quiet . Others arrive after midnight, with music on and the city still glowing.<br>The document stays the same. The room around it can change.<br>Keep it as plain Markdown, then shape the space around the words.

evening-notes.md · 58 words · 1 min read1 issue NORMAL

Custom glass setup

Local Markdown files✦Optional Vim keys✦Appearance profiles✦Local corrections✦Apache 2.0

Not just light or dark<br>Tune the space,not just the syntax.<br>Shape the whole writing surface. Save it as a profile. Change it again tomorrow.<br>01 Type, size, line height, and page width<br>02 Color, opacity, glass, and window borders<br>03 Image and video backgrounds<br>04 Reusable profiles for every mood

# Late night draft There is a particular kind of focus that only arrives after dark.<br>Change the canvas, type, and transparency until the room feels right.

late-night.md · 32 words · 1 min read

Appearance<br>Theme Design the window, editor surface, and reading experience.<br>Default⌄•••

Base appearance Choose whether this profile follows macOS or keeps a fixed appearance.SystemLightDark

Canvas Build the surface behind your writing, from color through material.LayoutOne surface or separate window regions<br>UnifiedRegions

Palette<br>Text #EBEBF5Background #1E1E26Accent #7C83FF

Reset defaultsDone

Built from the same editor<br>Rice it until itfeels like yours.

Write.md does not ship a catalog of premade themes. These are examples of spaces made by changing the editor yourself, then saving the result as a profile.

Same app. No bundled theme pack. Just profiles made with Write.md’s appearance controls.

Only when you want them<br>Small tools.No imposed workflow.

Optional Vim mode<br>Vim when you want it.<br>Modal editing without opening your IDE. Turn it off and it disappears.

Optional local corrections<br>A little help, kept local.<br>Basic US English spelling and style suggestions. No AI service and no account.

Software you can own<br>Your Markdown staysa file, not an account.

Write.md works with ordinary files on your Mac. It has no telemetry, no analytics, and no login.<br>Read the source on GitHub ↗<br>0 accounts required<br>0 analytics trackers<br>100% open source<br>Apache 2.0 licensed

Open a file and write<br>Make some spacefor your words.<br>Download for macOSView source<br>Free forever. Made for Apple silicon.

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