---
title: "editmd — a free Markdown editor for Mac"
description: "Create, edit, preview and review Markdown on your Mac. A free, local editor with optional AI assistance and flexible exports."
canonical: https://editmd.app/
markdown: https://editmd.app/index.md
status: pre-release, waiting list open
generated: editmd-website
---

# Markdown for your workflow.

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

## Status

- No public release yet. Release verification is in progress and nothing on this site can activate a download until it finishes.
- Waiting list for one message when the first verified build is ready: https://editmd.app/waiting-list/
- Free to use. No editmd account. Plain .md files stay in the folders you choose.

## What it does

- Edit and preview together: Editor, Split or Preview views over the same file.
- A whole folder, open at once: tabs, a folder workspace, Quick Open, search and an outline.
- Tables, tasks, code, math and diagrams in the same document.
- Export as HTML, Markdown, PDF, PNG, ePub or DOCX. Copy as Markdown, plain text, HTML or RTF. RTF and DOCX keep a basic subset, not an identical layout. PDF goes through the macOS print dialog.
- Optional AI review: OpenAI, OpenRouter or a local Ollama model. Only the text you review is sent, and you decide which suggestions to keep. A local Ollama model can only answer questions about the document. AI is off until you turn it on in Preferences and connect a provider.
- Local at the core: no account, no new document format, no upload step.

## Planned

- Skill and instruction files with templates, structure checks and optional coaching are planned for editmd v3.0 and are not in the current app.

## Common questions

- **Do I have to use AI?** No. AI is optional and starts disabled. The complete editor works without it. If you connect a provider, you review the exact text before sending and choose which proposed edits to apply.
- **Do I need an account?** No editmd account is needed to write, preview and work with local Markdown files. Optional remote AI uses your chosen provider account.
- **What can I try in the browser?** Edit sample documents, change views and explore your writing preferences. Text stays in this browser session and is discarded on reset or reload. Your files on disk stay untouched.
- **Are my notes tied to editmd?** editmd works with plain Markdown files. You can open those files in another text editor. Folders you sync or back up follow the rules of the services you choose.
- **Can I write offline?** Yes. Local writing, preview and file work do not need an account or provider connection. Remote AI and remote images use the services you choose to enable.
- **How do I keep my changes?** Save with Command-S to write changes to your Markdown file. Session recovery can help after an interruption, but it does not replace saving or keeping backups.

## Where to read more

- Handbook: https://editmd.app/docs.md
- Markdown School: https://editmd.app/learn.md
- Security and data handling: https://editmd.app/security.md
- Contact: https://editmd.app/contact.md
- Site index for agents: https://editmd.app/llms.txt