Markpad – The Notepad Equivalent for Markdown
Built this for two reasons: One: I've always wanted to be able to double click a Markdown file and see it like it appears on GitHub. Didn't want Obsidian or jumpy VS Code extensions just to view a README offline. Two: Opening Microslop's Notepad lately shows how determined they are to add bloat to every aspect of Windows, so I needed a replacement. Markpad is a simple Markdown file viewer and general text editor, rendered as close as possible to GitHub's markdown flavor. Features: - Tabbed interface - Monaco editor (VS Code) - Syntax highlighting both in editor and code blocks - Image and…
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Built this for two reasons: One: I've always wanted to be able to double click a Markdown file and see it like it appears on GitHub. Didn't want Obsidian or jumpy VS Code extensions just to view a README offline. Two: Opening Microslop's Notepad lately shows how determined they are to add bloat to every aspect of Windows, so I needed a replacement. Markpad is a simple Markdown file viewer and general text editor, rendered as close as possible to GitHub's markdown flavor. Features: - Tabbed interface - Monaco editor (VS Code) - Syntax highlighting both in editor and code blocks - Image and YouTube embeds - Familiar GitHub styled markdown rendering - Tiny memory usage (~10MB) - No telemetry or bloat - Free and open-source - Lightweight native-feeling UI Still in development, so I'd love some feedback on how to shape it to something more people can enjoy. Cheers
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