What changed

• Added native RTL and BiDi reading direction support for Arabic, Hebrew, and mixed-language Markdown.
• Added persisted auto, left-to-right, and right-to-left reading direction settings.
• Kept code blocks, diagrams, and other technical content isolated in LTR layout.
• Applied direction handling to the main preview, detached preview, and PDF export.

Verification

• 82 tests passed
• TypeScript/Vite build passed
• Rust release check passed

Install

Download the installer for your platform from the assets below. Existing users can update from the app when the release is published.

v1.7.3

v1.7.3 adds a dedicated settings surface for configuring marka.md without interrupting the writing workflow.

added

• Added a settings button beside help in the status bar.
• Added cmd+, on macOS and ctrl+, on other platforms to open settings.
• Added appearance, editor, reading, startup, and language preferences in one overlay.
• Added smooth controls for writing font size, writing line spacing, reading size, reading width, and preview font size.
• Added a reset action for returning preferences to their defaults.

improved

• Kept theme selection in the theme menu while moving general preferences into settings.
• Added settings and keyboard shortcut guidance to the README, help content, and translations.

notes

• Preferences remain local to the app.
• Signed updater artifacts remain enabled.

v1.7.2

v1.7.2 is a stability patch for updater downloads, file watching, Linux startup, and preview workflows.

fixed

• Rewrote generated updater manifest URLs to public GitHub release download URLs so update downloads do not depend on unauthenticated REST API quota (#124, #126).
• Kept active-file reloads responsive by using immediate watcher events with JavaScript-side coalescing and stale watcher cleanup (#125, #127).
• Avoided the Tauri AppImage X11 backend default on Wayland sessions and kept the WebKit DMA-BUF fallback for affected Linux systems (#107, #128).

improved

• Added local-asset HTML rendering to quick previews (#130).
• Documented Arch Linux AUR installation (#131).
• Updated markdown-it to 15.0.0 (#129).

thanks

• Thanks to @11suixing11 for the updater, watcher, and Linux fixes.
• Thanks to the contributors behind the preview and documentation improvements.

notes

• Signed updater artifacts remain enabled.
• The release workflow normalizes latest.json platform URLs before publishing.

v1.7.1

v1.7.1 is the corrected packaging release for the v1.7 feature set.

included

• Quick previews for images, PDF, audio, video, text, code, and office documents (#120).
• Persisted app-wide zoom shortcuts with detached-preview support (#123).
• Faster incremental folder watching that avoids whole-tree startup freezes (#121, #122).

fixed

• Corrected the Rust lockfile so release builds resolve the published blocking crate version on every platform.

thanks

• Thanks to @beihai23 for quick file previews.
• Thanks to @sashamerzliakov for watcher performance and app-wide zoom.

notes

• The signed updater setup is unchanged.

v1.6.2

v1.6.2 is a stability patch for Windows startup and the native filesystem workflow.

fixed

• Prevented startup hangs when a persisted folder session contains a filesystem root such as V:\ (#118).
• Rejected filesystem roots as folder selections and skipped recursive watchers for unsafe restored paths.
• Cleared both folder-restore keys when an unsafe root is found, while preserving unrelated settings.

updated

• Updated serde to 1.0.229.
• Updated serde_json to 1.0.151.
• Updated tauri-plugin-dialog to 2.7.2.
• Updated tauri-plugin-single-instance to 2.4.3.
• Updated window-vibrancy to 0.8.0.

thanks

• Thanks to @Icatme for the Windows reproduction, diagnosis, fix, and regression tests.

notes

• The signed updater setup is unchanged.

v1.6.1

v1.6.1 is a small workflow and performance release for working with markdown projects.

added

• Added automatic folder monitoring so open project trees refresh when files or folders are created, removed, or renamed (#110).

improved

• Replaced active-file polling with native filesystem watching for faster external edit detection and lower idle work.
• Lazy-loaded Markdown syntax highlighting so documents without code blocks start with less work.
• Ignored access and metadata-only filesystem events when refreshing the active document.

notes

• The signed updater setup is unchanged.

v1.6.0

v1.6.0 is a workflow release for people who write and review markdown side by side.

added

• Added a separate live preview window for keeping rendered markdown on another display or workspace (#97).
• Added a small floating preview-pane control for opening the separate preview window without crowding the command palette or toolbar.
• Added command palette insertions for common markdown blocks: 2x2 tables, 3x3 tables, bulleted lists, numbered lists, and fenced code blocks (#98).
• Added Traditional Chinese localization (#103).

improved

• Kept layout/navigation commands grouped under workspace in the command palette, so insert commands stay easier to scan.
• Updated the welcome and help overlays for the current markdown insertion workflow.
• Preserved live preview sync when the separate preview window is reopened, focused, or already running.
• Added visible failure feedback if the separate preview window cannot be created.

notes

• This release closes #97 and includes the already-closed #98 markdown insertion work.
• The signed updater setup is unchanged.

v1.5.18

v1.5.18 is a small workflow release for richer previews and faster tab navigation.

added

• Added playable video and audio previews for markdown image-style links that point at local or remote media assets (#95).
• Added Cmd/Ctrl+T for a new untitled tab.
• Added Cmd/Ctrl+1 through Cmd/Ctrl+9 for switching to visible tabs by position.

improved

• Updated the help overlay, README keyboard table, welcome tutorial, and demo document with the new tab shortcuts.
• Updated Tauri from 2.11.3 to 2.11.5.

notes

• This closes #95.
• #97 stays open for the separate preview window and automatic formatting follow-up.

v1.5.17

What changed

• chore(deps): bump tauri-apps/tauri-action from 0 to 1 (#91)
• chore(deps): bump actions/cache from 5 to 6 (#92)
• chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 (#93)
• feat: support cli editor wait mode
• chore: release v1.5.17

full diff: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v1.5.16...v1.5.17

Install

macOS Apple Silicon: marka.md.dmg macOS Intel: marka.md_intel.dmg Windows: marka.md_*-setup.exe Linux: pick .AppImage, .deb, or .rpm

Existing users on auto-update get this on next launch.

v1.5.16

v1.5.16 is a small bugfix release for keyboard behavior on desktop.

fixed

• Fixed Cmd+W / Ctrl+W so it closes the active markdown tab instead of letting the app window close.
• Reused the existing unsaved-change confirmation when closing a dirty tab from the keyboard.

notes

• This is a patch release for the tab-close shortcut regression.

v1.5.15

v1.5.15 is a display and reading polish release shaped by recent community feedback.

fixed

• Fixed selected editor text replacement after preview selection sync changes (#83).
• Kept hidden toolbar mode collapsed while giving macOS traffic lights a compact safe row (#88).

improved

• Added reading size controls and quick zoom buttons in reading mode (#84).
• Added reading width controls for narrow, comfort, wide, and full layouts (#87).
• Added preview and reading prose font choices: Inter, system, and mono (#86).
• Updated the Gemini theme with a cleaner white, gray, and blue palette (#85).

notes

• Thanks to @spyderdsn for the reports, feedback, and screenshots across #83-#88.

v1.5.14

v1.5.14 is a follow-up startup restore bugfix release.

fixed

• Fixed the remaining path where the persisted active file could make an untitled/demo tab look like an already-open file before disk content was read.
• Prevented the restore/open-file flow from skipping loadFile() when the visible buffer was still the demo document.

notes

• This issue was reported after v1.5.13 and is tracked in #82.
• This release keeps the signed updater setup unchanged.

v1.5.13

v1.5.13 is a small startup restore bugfix release.

fixed

• Fixed a startup/session restore race where the demo "welcome to marka.md" buffer could appear under a real restored or opened file tab before the file content was loaded.
• Kept untitled/demo tabs from being marked as file-backed tabs just because a persisted active path exists.

notes

• This was a display/session-state bug, not a disk overwrite. File contents were not changed unless the visible buffer was manually saved.
• This release keeps the signed updater setup unchanged.

v1.5.12

v1.5.12 is a focused scroll, sidebar, and onboarding polish patch.

fixed

• restored smooth proportional editor-preview scroll sync after the line-anchor sync path made preview scrolling feel sticky.
• removed the confusing standalone sidebar files shelf and kept favorites, tabs, folders, and context staging as the core file workflow.
• refreshed the demo document, quickstart tutorial, help tips, and command palette search for the current v1.5 feature set.
• kept the context tray and staged-file workflow clean while preserving the current v1.5 workspace updates.

notes

• This release keeps the signed updater setup unchanged.
• Thanks to everyone testing the v1.5 feedback loop and catching the scroll regression quickly.

v1.5.11

v1.5.11 is a workspace polish patch for tabs, reading find, and print/PDF output.

changed

• added drag-to-reorder for open file tabs.
• opening an already-open file now focuses its existing tab instead of creating a duplicate.
• cmd/ctrl+f in reading mode now refocuses and selects the existing find input.
• favorites stay pinned when a folder section is closed.
• print/PDF output focuses the preview content and uses cleaner file naming.
• removed the extra guide line artifact in the favorites section.

contributors

thanks to @kennyyennk and @hoiyada7-maker for the PRs behind this patch.

v1.5.10

v1.5.10 is a diagram and workspace polish release.

This release closes 3 issues: #60, #71, and #72.

added

• PlantUML preview: plantuml and puml code fences now show an explicit load preview action.
• PlantUML viewer: loaded PlantUML diagrams can open in the same focused zoom viewer as Mermaid.
• Persisted view mode: marka.md now remembers split, reading, or editor mode across launches.

improved

• Reading mode themes: the theme menu is available from reading mode, so palettes and text settings are easier to adjust while proofing.
• Context tray space: the context tray now appears only when files are staged.
• Default window size: new windows open larger for a more comfortable editor/sidebar/preview layout.
• Open With workflow: file launches and existing-window handoff are smoother.

thanks

• Thanks to @renwuli for requesting PlantUML support in #72.
• Thanks to @mshadmanrahman for the persisted view-mode request in #71.
• Thanks to @Durobert for the AI-agent workflow feedback in #60.
• Thanks to @hoiyada7-maker for the FILES, Open With, and single-instance workflow work that helped shape this release.
• Thanks to everyone testing the v1.5 feedback loop.

notes

• PlantUML remains explicit-load only, so local diagram text is not sent to plantuml.com just by opening a note.
• This release keeps the current signed updater and macOS private API setup unchanged.

v1.5.9

v1.5.9 is a small workspace polish release for preview links, text selection, sidebar scrolling, and file switching.

This release closes 3 issues, and the v1.5 cycle has closed 12 issues so far.

added

• External preview links: http and https links clicked in the rendered preview now open in the system browser.
• Per-file scroll memory: editor and preview scroll positions are remembered while switching between files.

improved

• Selection sync: editor-to-preview and preview-to-editor text selection matching now uses rendered source-line metadata for better block-level targeting.
• Sidebar scrolling: long folder trees scroll more cleanly without horizontal spill.
• The split editor now passes its CodeMirror view through consistently, so selection sync works in the normal editor/preview layout.

thanks

• Thanks to @Icatme for the Mermaid viewer work and @hoiyada7-maker for the preview link, selection sync, scroll memory, and sidebar polish PR.
• Thanks to everyone reporting and testing the v1.5 feedback loop, including issues from @coolmanj, @spyderdsn, @akira82-ai, @gsanders300, @gzg1023, and @arijit4.

notes

• This release keeps the current signed updater and macOS private API setup unchanged.
• Selection sync remains best-effort for heavily formatted or repeated text, but it should now land in the right block more often.

v1.5.8

v1.5.8 is a UI workflow polish release for file tabs, hidden files, preview navigation, and the first-run tutorial.

added

• Tab context menu: right-click open file tabs to use the same rename, copy path, reveal, open, and delete actions as the sidebar.
• Hidden dotfiles in the tree: dotfiles such as .env and .gitignore now appear in the folder sidebar.
• Selection sync: selecting matching text in the editor or preview now highlights the corresponding text on the other side.
• Heading anchors: rendered headings get GitHub-style IDs so in-document links can scroll to them.

improved

• The welcome tutorial buttons have stronger contrast, better wrapping, accessible progress dots, and reduced-motion support.
• Sidebar resizing, tree spacing, scrollbar styling, and empty folder layout are smoother.
• Release asset renaming now clears an existing clean DMG asset before renaming, which helps rerun release jobs without stale asset conflicts.

notes

• This release keeps the current v1.5 auto-update and signing setup unchanged.
• Selection sync is best-effort and works best with unique plain text selections.

v1.5.7

v1.5.7 is a focused Windows bugfix release.

fixed

• Windows file associations: opening .md, .markdown, or .mdx files from Windows Explorer now loads the selected file when marka.md starts.

notes

• This reuses the existing pending-open-files flow, so the frontend behavior stays the same.
• macOS Finder open-with handling is unchanged.