Zero Tabs, One Window
Every markd file.md invocation spawns an isolated, focused OS window in under 100ms. Built for tiling window managers and terminal workflows with zero background daemons.
The Native Markdown Instrument for the Command Line.
How many times have you wanted to just type:
markd
./AGENTS.md
…and get a clean, native window in under 100ms?
brew install markd
macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel) and Linuxbrew
Architectural Invariants
Engineered for High-Acuity Reading & Authoring
Edit | Preview Dual-Mode (Cmd+E)
Read in pure rendered typography with KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, and copy-ready code cards. Flip to raw SF Mono / JetBrains Mono editing with a dynamic line-number gutter.
Live Disk Hot-Reload
Pair Markd beside Neovim, Helix, or Emacs. External saves reload automatically within 150ms while preserving your exact viewport scroll position and active search highlights.
Copy as Rich HTML (Opt+Cmd+C)
One shortcut places both inline-styled HTML and clean plain text on your system clipboard—stripping UI buttons so tables, code blocks, and equations paste cleanly into any app.
Keyboard Muscle Memory
| Action | Shortcut | Behavior |
|---|
Command-Line Invocation
markd README.md
Opens document directly in clean Preview Mode with collapsed outline
markd
Spawns untitled scratchpad in Monospace Edit Mode with active gutter
markd --html -o spec.html spec.md
Headless single-file HTML compilation with embedded offline stylesheet
Markd → Make Default for Markdown…
Registers native OS handler for .md, .markdown, .mdown, and .mkd files
Zero-Compile Distribution
Standalone Pre-Compiled Binaries
macOS Universal (ARM64 & Intel)
Windows 11 (x64 & ARM64)
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu & Universal)