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Show HN: Writer – fast, lightweight and open source markdown editor
Another markdown editor in a sea of Typora, Obsidian, and iA Writer clones.
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Native macOS Markdown viewer with print-ready typography and PDF export
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MDviewer – native macOS app for opening Markdown as print-ready docs
by jacknotold·Mar 9, 2026·2 points·3 comments
AI Analysis
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Native macOS Markdown viewer when Marked 2 and Typora already exist.
Strengths
- •Under 1MB with Cocoa + WKWebView, no Electron or runtime dependencies
- •Finder integration registers as default .md handler for double-click opening
- •HTML sanitized with DOMPurify and strict Content Security Policy
Weaknesses
- •Markdown viewing is a solved category with many established alternatives
- •macOS-only limits audience for a document viewer tool
Category
Target Audience
Writers and developers who read Markdown files frequently
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Marked 2 · Typora · MacDown
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