Markdown Loft

Markdown Loft is a calm, fast Markdown previewer and editor for the Mac. Open any .md file and it renders instantly: clean typography, real tables, task lists, and syntax-highlighted code, in a quiet interface that keeps your content front and center. The free version is a complete Markdown app, not a trial: read, write, and save as much as you like. No account, no subscription, no nagging. FREE Everything you need to read and write Markdown beautifully: • Open and preview any Markdown file (.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd) with clean, book-quality typography • A live editor: write in Split or Editor Only view, with the two panes scrolling together line by line • Tabs: keep several documents open at once, drag them into the order you like, and find them all there when you come back • Lists that indent the Markdown way: Tab and Shift-Tab nest and lift items, renumbering numbered lists as they go • Create, edit and save Markdown files — the free version is a complete writer, not just a reader • Live preview that refreshes on its own the instant a file changes on disk • Rich rendering: headings, tables, task lists, blockquotes, images, and nested lists • Syntax-highlighted code blocks with a one-click copy button • A multi-section sidebar: open several folders and individual files at once, each as its own group, and fold any section shut to keep things tidy • Real projects, not just single files: drill into subfolders, and search the whole folder tree in one place • Follow links from one document to another, with the sidebar keeping up • Show hidden files such as .github or .claude whenever you need them • Drag files in to open them, or drag any file out to Finder or another app to hand off its path • Find in document, with every match highlighted as you type, in both panes • Make it yours: adjustable reading font, text size, and accent color • Light and dark themes that follow your Mac automatically • Quick zoom, plus full keyboard navigation including the sidebar • Fast, native, and private: no account, no telemetry, and your files never leave your Mac PRO Reading and writing are free. A single, one-time purchase adds the tools that finish a document: • A formatting toolbar for headings, bold, italic, lists, indenting, links, tables, code and more, with no syntax to memorize • Export to PDF and HTML, styled to match exactly what you see • Code-block color themes: GitHub, Dracula, Nord, Solarized, One Dark, Catppuccin and more Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Buy it once and it's yours on your Apple ID, restorable on any Mac you own. WHY MARKDOWN LOFT • Calm by design: the chrome stays quiet so your writing is the star • Fast: opens instantly and stays responsive on large documents • Private: a local-first app that collects no data • Native: real macOS window behavior, light/dark, and keyboard shortcuts Perfect for developers reading READMEs, writers drafting in Markdown, students taking notes, and anyone who wants a clean, distraction-free place to read and write Markdown.