SubEthaEdit is still around and open source. It supports Markdown side-by-side view along with numerous other languages. Excellent lightweight (26mb, native) editor, available directly via the macOS store at no cost.
Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
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Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#22I wish we can have a good markdown support with images ala GitHub (good days).
Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#23I've started getting warnings from MacDown about how it'll stop working soon because Rosetta or something. I like the side by side view, but sadly this isn't that. edit: Oh, electron?!
That's the app I'm looking for a direct replacement for as well.
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#24small bit of feedback, "Rice it until it feels like yours." is pretty jargon heavy for a landing page, i don't think all that many people outside linux/tech use that term, why not "customize"?
i don't think all that many people outside linux/tech use that term,
The term is quite a bit older than today's tech bubble.
It came out of hotrod car modification clubs that specialize in Japanese brands. Some consider it pejorative. (See: "rice rocket.")
Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#25I'm not sure people seeing "Made for Apple silicon" will expect an Electron app.
will expect an Electron app.
Whoops! Thanks for the warning. I'm out.
Shame, too. I've been looking for a new text editor. Someone else in this thread recommended SubEtha. I'll take a look there, instead. Happy to keep my Mac Electron-free.
Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#26SubEthaEdit is still around and open source. It supports Markdown side-by-side view along with numerous other languages. Excellent lightweight (26mb, native) editor, available directly via the macOS store at no cost. https://subethaedit.net
No image support though.
Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#27small bit of feedback, "Rice it until it feels like yours." is pretty jargon heavy for a landing page, i don't think all that many people outside linux/tech use that term, why not "customize"?
It's funny that you say not many people outside of Linux/tech use that term when "ricing" started in car mod culture. It was used to describe the act of customizing your (typically Japanese import, hence the term "rice") car with an abundance of cosmetic mods, without investing in performance mods. So your car would look really sleek and custom on the surface, but it would still drive like a stock '94 Honda CR-X del Sol.
Before anyone asks: "race inspired cosmetic enhancement" is a backronym, not the origin of the phrase.
Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#28I'm not sure people seeing "Made for Apple silicon" will expect an Electron app.
will expect an Electron app. Whoops! Thanks for the warning. I'm out. Shame, too. I've been looking for a new text editor. Someone else in this thread recommended SubEtha. I'll take a look there, instead. Happy to keep my Mac Electron-free.
Out of curiosity; how come?
Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#29There must be something fascinating about writing Markdown apps - either it scratches an itch, or AI is really good at creating them. There's a flood of them on r/macapps and similar places.
It's because it's effectively impossible to make a markdown authoring app that meets everyone's needs, and people tend to be picky about what they want in a writing environment. People have strong preferences about WYSIWYG, flavor of markdown (pandoc/quarto/GFM/etc), theming support, some want notes to be able to link to each other, etc. As an example, I require math notation support for basically everything I write which automatically rules out 90% of markdown editors for me.
Re: Show HN: Write.md – A free, open-source, themeable Markdown editor for macOS
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
will expect an Electron app. Whoops! Thanks for the warning. I'm out. Shame, too. I've been looking for a new text editor. Someone else in this thread recommended SubEtha. I'll take a look there, instead. Happy to keep my Mac Electron-free.
Out of curiosity; how come?
A web browser is one of the most complex pieces of software developed by human civilization, there should be no need to ship one with each and every trivial to semi-trivial app.