what's new

🐙 marka.md v1.0.2 — notarized + auto-updating macOS app.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it → drag marka.md.app into /Applications
3. open it. that's it.

what's in this release

see the always-fresh changelog → https://markamd.vercel.app/changelog

thanks 🐙

if marka.md is useful, star the repo — helps a lot.

questions / feedback / bugs → open an issue

— matt enarle · mattenarle.com

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full diff: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v1.0.2

🐙 marka.md v1.0.1 — notarized + auto-updating macOS app.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it → drag marka.md.app into /Applications
3. open it. that's it.

what's in this release

see the always-fresh changelog → https://markamd.vercel.app/changelog

thanks 🐙

if marka.md is useful, star the repo — helps a lot.

questions / feedback / bugs → open an issue

— matt enarle · mattenarle.com

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full diff: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v1.0.1

🐙 marka.md v1.0 — out of the box.

after months in pre-release, v1.0 ships notarized by apple, auto-updating, fully open source. no more terminal commands to open it — just drag, drop, done.

what's inside

• 🖥️ native macOS app — tauri 2 + react 19, ~13 MB
• 📝 live markdown preview — mermaid diagrams + math + shiki, all built in
• 🗂️ IDE-style sidebar — drag files between folders, right-click for rename / new file / new folder, ⌘⌥Z to undo
• 🔎 ⌘F find/replace · ⌘. reading mode · ⌘K command palette
• 🐙 ⌘⇧C copies the current file as clean markdown — paste into claude, chatgpt, gemini, anywhere
• 🌗 5 themes — catppuccin family + matcha
• 🔒 stays local — no telemetry, no cloud, no account, no signup

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it → drag marka.md.app into /Applications
3. open it. that's it. (no terminal commands — this build is notarized by apple.)

changelog

always-fresh release notes → https://markamd.vercel.app/changelog

thanks 🐙

if marka.md is useful, ★ star the repo — it helps a lot.

questions / feedback / bugs → open an issue

— matt enarle · mattenarle.com

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full diff: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v1.0.0

marka.md v0.3.1 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.3.1

marka.md v0.3.0 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.3.0

marka.md v0.2.2 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.2

marka.md v0.2.1 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.1

marka.md v0.2.0 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0

marka.md v0.1.9 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.9

marka.md v0.1.8 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.8

marka.md v0.1.7 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.7

marka.md v0.1.6 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. if macOS says "marka.md is damaged", run once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/marka.md.app

(one-time quarantine bypass for unsigned indie builds — fixes when v1.0 ships notarized.)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.6

marka.md 0.1.3 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download marka.md_0.1.3_aarch64.dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to /Applications

⚠️ if macOS says "marka.md is damaged"

it's not damaged — it's just unsigned. one-time fix:

xattr -cr /Applications/marka.md.app

then double-click and it opens normally. signed builds (coming soon) won't need this step.

what's new

• unique mascot per onboarding slide (notebook + pen now used)
• button press feedback, checkbox pop, tree row pulse, mermaid fade-in
• security: xss escape in mermaid error path, bundle path validation
• perf: mermaid theme-init only on theme change, separate listener sets for theme/transparency
• a11y: aria-modal on overlays
• correctness: functional updater in usePersistedState fixes stale-closure on rapid checkbox clicks

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.2...v0.1.3

marka.md v0.1.2 — apple silicon dmg.

install

1. download the .dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. right-click the app → Open (one-time gatekeeper bypass for unsigned indie builds)

full changelog: https://github.com/mattenarle10/markamd/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.2

marka.md 0.1.1

what's new since 0.1.0

• multi-step welcome tutorial — 5-slide carousel with mascots, navigable via arrow keys or dots
• redesigned toast with sad mascot + 'open in default app' action for non-markdown files
• drop overlay — drag a .md onto the window, see a blurred drop-zone with mascot
• export to pdf — ⌘P (macOS print dialog → 'save as pdf')
• fullscreen toggle — ⌃⌘F native macOS fullscreen
• replay tutorial link in help overlay footer
• clean title bar — logo removed, just traffic lights + theme menu
• devops workflows — ci.yml typechecks on every PR, release.yml auto-builds dmg on tag push

install

1. download marka.md_0.1.1_aarch64.dmg below
2. open it, drag to Applications
3. right-click → Open on first launch (unsigned indie build)

apple silicon only for now.

marka.md 0.1.0 — first preview build (apple silicon).

a local markdown editor for the notes you share with ai. live preview · 5 themes · mermaid diagrams · ⌘k command palette · bundle multiple .md files as one prompt-ready blob.

install

1. download marka.md_0.1.0_aarch64.dmg below
2. open it, drag the app to Applications
3. right-click the app → Open (one-time macOS gatekeeper bypass for unsigned indie builds)

apple silicon mac required for this build. intel mac + universal binaries coming later.

what's in the box

• live markdown preview (markdown-it + shiki)
• 5 themes (catppuccin family + matcha) + opt-in transparency
• file tree sidebar with multi-select + bundle copy (⌘⇧c)
• ⌘k command palette · ⌘/ help · ⌘b sidebar
• mermaid diagrams in preview
• task lists, syntax highlighting, copy-on-hover code blocks
• orange octopus mascot 🐙

mit licensed · github.com/mattenarle10/markamd