Marker
Productivity
markdown editor
SHOW HN2024
269points
144comments
#262of 3,515 in 2024
Top 8%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 31 critical, out of 64 comments about the project. Thread score -0.38.
Design: 1 for, 8 againstIdea: 3 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 6 againstDocs: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple interface
From 2 comments
The design is super clean
henrun12 on HNI am trying to replace google docs with markdowns, but it's difficult to find a suitable editor, so I gave this a try. Here are a few observations on a M1 Mac: * very clean…
miramba on HN
Small download size and low memory use
From 2 comments
I've tested so many Markdown editors with WYSIWYG or instant preview, but this is the first one with only 4MB download size! Is using Tauri the secret sauce to this magic? Too…
syockit on HNIn case you are wondering, this is using https://tauri.app/ which allows it to be web based inside a native app. I was not familiar with that project, but taking a peek at the…
caxco93 on HN
Objections
Requires defining a project before opening a single file
From 3 comments
I'm _really really_ not a fan of the app insisting on defining a 'project' before allowing you to open a file. I recognize that project-oriented management is probably a…
Octoth0rpe on HNObsidian isn't terrible, I just wish I could open a single Markdown file. README.md is pretty common; any arbitrary location can contain a .md file that I might want to open.…
oneeyedpigeon on HNI am trying to replace google docs with markdowns, but it's difficult to find a suitable editor, so I gave this a try. Here are a few observations on a M1 Mac: * very clean…
miramba on HN
macOS reports the app as damaged and needs a terminal workaround
From 3 comments
The app isn't part of the developer program so when you try to open the app, MacOS says "You should move this app to the trash" haha! Workaround via running: xattr -c…
cwoolfe on HNTried to run on an M1 Max and got the following error: '“Marker.app” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image.' This was on the Marker_1.0.0_aarch64.dmg…
alsetmusic on HNWhen I download the version for M1 Macintosh, it tells me the application is damaged. FYI.
tqwhite on HN
No license in the repository
From 3 comments
What's the license of the code? I don't see any in the repo https://github.com/tk04/Marker
josebama on HNIt is NOT open source. If you look, there is no license file or license stated otherwise.
mfer on HN175 stars, first commit 14 days ago, no real docs or other activity outside HN. No acknowledgement of predecessors or collaborators - or license? And now, as I finish typing this…
w10-1 on HN
Adds title and subtitle or YAML to documents unexpectedly
From 2 comments
I am trying to replace google docs with markdowns, but it's difficult to find a suitable editor, so I gave this a try. Here are a few observations on a M1 Mac: * very clean…
miramba on HNLooks interesting. I don't love the title, subtitle business. I assume it will add yaml content to the top of the post. I'd like to hide that as I don't add yaml to my markdown…
codazoda on HN
Requests
Open a single Markdown file directly
From 2 comments
I am trying to replace google docs with markdowns, but it's difficult to find a suitable editor, so I gave this a try. Here are a few observations on a M1 Mac: * very clean…
miramba on HNObsidian isn't terrible, I just wish I could open a single Markdown file. README.md is pretty common; any arbitrary location can contain a .md file that I might want to open.…
oneeyedpigeon on HN
WYSIWYG inline editing and formatting controls
From 2 comments
I am trying to replace google docs with markdowns, but it's difficult to find a suitable editor, so I gave this a try. Here are a few observations on a M1 Mac: * very clean…
miramba on HNHow is this compared to Obsidian? Currently Obsidian is by far the best Markdown editor I've used. The inline preview mode is amazing, and I appreciate how easy it is to embed…
g9yuayon on HN
Math and diagram support
From 2 comments
I've tested so many Markdown editors with WYSIWYG or instant preview, but this is the first one with only 4MB download size! Is using Tauri the secret sauce to this magic? Too…
syockit on HNHow is this compared to Obsidian? Currently Obsidian is by far the best Markdown editor I've used. The inline preview mode is amazing, and I appreciate how easy it is to embed…
g9yuayon on HN
Questions
Does it support MDX or raw HTML?
From 2 comments
Does this support MDX? Would be very curious to try it out if that's the case
alalani1 on HNWhat about non-devs? Not long ago I helped a non-technical friend make a website, a static one using Vuepress and Markdown files. One of the first things I did was pick a…
FooBarWidget on HN
What license does the code use?
From 1 comment
What's the license of the code? I don't see any in the repo https://github.com/tk04/Marker
josebama on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian
From 2 comments
Isn't this obsidian? It looks very much like it. Not that there's much to go on. https://obsidian.md/
godelski on HNWhat differentiates this from (say) Obsidian?
anigbrowl on HN
Typora
From 2 comments
You may like Typora.
Emphere on HNLooks almost identical to [typora](https://typora.io)
jon9544hn on HN
Drafts
From 1 comment
You'll like Drafts app. Open the app and start typing. Only then decide what you gonna do with the text. It's a native macOS app, so it starts instantly. I use it for everything…
divan on HN
VS Code Markdown extensions
From 1 comment
This looks like a neat app for non-developers, but for dev's it is really hard to beat the VS Code extensions for handling markdown. My heavily used ones are: Markdown to HTML…
michaelbuckbee on HN