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Create, edit, preview and review Markdown on your Mac. A free, local editor with optional AI assistance and flexible exports.

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# Neighbourhood garden

## A greener, kinder block

Our neighbourhood garden is a small patch of land on Maple Street, cared for by neighbours and friends. It’s a place to grow food, share knowledge, and spend time together.

## What we’re growing

- Herbs: basil, mint, rosemary
- Salad greens
- Cherry tomatoes
- A bed for pollinators

## Next steps

- [x] Find a place to begin
- [ ] Prepare the soil this weekend
- [ ] Build more raised beds
- [ ] Invite our neighbours

A little room to think. A little room to grow.

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Neighbourhood garden

A greener, kinder block

Our neighbourhood garden is a small patch of land on Maple Street, cared for by neighbours and friends. It’s a place to grow food, share knowledge, and spend time together.

What we’re growing

Herbs: basil, mint, rosemary
Salad greens
Cherry tomatoes
A bed for pollinators

Next steps

Find a place to begin
Prepare the soil this weekend
Build more raised beds
Invite our neighbours

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Six things the editor does. Each one links into the handbook.

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Editor, Split or Preview. Follow your changes from Markdown into readable type.

## Plan
**ship it**

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Tabs, a folder workspace, Quick Open, search and an outline.

Tables, tasks, code and math

Rich Markdown: tables, tasks, code, math and diagrams in the same document.

Export for the next step

Export as HTML, Markdown, PDF, PNG, ePub or DOCX. Copy as Markdown, plain text, HTML or RTF.

AI review you approve

Choose your provider, check what you send, and decide which suggestions to keep.

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How it works

Export a document, review it with AI, and see a planned feature: reusable instruction files.

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The shape of a thought

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A note, a question, a fragment. Give it room.

You choose what changes.

Revision & review

Sample walkthrough

ProviderAction

Use your OpenAI connection. Review the selected text before sending.

Instruction

Review the exact scope

The selected paragraph is the scope for this example. In the Mac app, you review the exact text before it reaches your provider.

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Skills

SKILL.mdA review skill

---
name: review-markdown
description: Review a Markdown draft for clarity and structure.
---

# Review a draft

1. Read the document and identify its audience.
2. Flag unclear headings and missing context.
3. Suggest edits that preserve the author’s meaning.

## Boundaries
Ask before changing the original file.

## Result
Return a short list of findings with examples.

Planned for v3.0

Start from a template.Describe the task, set boundaries, and say what a useful result looks like.
Check the structure.Find missing fields and unclear steps before the file joins your workflow.
Ask for coaching, if you want it.Optional AI suggestions to make instructions clearer. Keep what helps.

The example is an ordinary Markdown file you can write today. Templates, structure checks and coaching are planned for editmd v3.0 and are not in the current app.

Build a habit of review

Common questions

Files, saving, AI, privacy and availability. The longer answers live in the handbook.

Is editmd free?

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Where are my files kept?

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Does it work offline?

Writing, previewing and exporting need no connection. A local Ollama model supports Ask offline.

Does AI ever see my writing?

Only what you choose to send, to the provider you chose. You read it first and decide which edits to keep.

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