A faster proofing workflow uploading previews while RAWs export to JPEG
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Folderproof uploads Lightroom JPEG previews from a desktop app, lets clients select online, and creates a local Client Selected folder with matching RAW/JPEG originals.
LingoBar - a menu bar app for learning languages without ever opening it. No streaks, no notifications, no subscription.
https://reddit.com/link/1tiki2b/video/7jrf8nzbga2h1/player
**Problem**
You want to learn a language but don't have the time or discipline. You install Duolingo, do it for a week, forget. You try Anki, set up decks, abandon them. The apps that demand 10 minutes a day end up getting zero minutes a day, because sitting down to study feels like a chore on top of everything else.
The one thing you do every day, dozens of times, is glance at the menu bar to check the clock or battery.
**How it works**
LingoBar shows one word in your target language in the menu bar. You choose how it's displayed: with the translation shown right next to it (*el gato — cat*), or just the foreign word on its own (*el gato*) so you can test yourself first and click to reveal the translation. After a set number of minutes, a new word replaces it. Left-click also plays the audio pronunciation; right-click opens the full menu (categories, intervals, favorites, custom words). No notifications, streaks, or daily targets.
**Features**
* 7 languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, English, Polish. You pick what you speak and what you're learning, any combination.
* 1300+ words across 20 categories (food, travel, business, health, body, emotions, etc.)
* Audio pronunciation
* Hide the translation when you want active recall, show it when you just want to learn passively
* Add your own words
* Mark words as "I know this" and they get skipped
* Per-language progress tracking
* Interval picker: 1, 5, 10, 30, 60, 90 minutes
* Favorites
* ...and more 😄
* you can check the website: [www.lingobar.net](http://www.lingobar.net/) (download only available trough AppStore - [https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/lingobar/id6761308258?mt=12](https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/lingobar/id6761308258?mt=12) )
**Comparison**
Duolingo is around gamified, designed around streaks and daily commitment. Most other vocab apps are flashcard-based - they all want you to open them and study.
LingoBar is the opposite. You don't open it. You don't schedule anything. It just sits in the menu bar and shows you a word, and you absorb it while you're doing something else. I originally made it for myself because I couldn't find anything like it.
**Pricing**
* ***Free*** forever: 200 words from the basics category and 10 custom slots of your own - fewer words, same app, ALL languages, all same features, no time limit.
* ***Premium*** is $1.99 paid once for 1300+ words (and growing), all categories.
I'm a solo dev from Poland. Built it for myself, decided to ship it. Happy to answer questions and take feature requests.
If you try it I'd really like to hear what works and what can be improved.
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https://reddit.com/link/1tiki2b/video/7jrf8nzbga2h1/player
**Problem**
You want to learn a language but don't have the time or discipline. You install Duolingo, do it for a week, forget. You try Anki, set up decks, abandon them. The apps that demand 10 minutes a day end up getting zero minutes a day, because sitting down to study feels like a chore on top of everything else.
The one thing you do every day, dozens of times, is glance at the menu bar to check the clock or battery.
**How it works**
LingoBar shows one word in your target language in the menu bar. You choose how it's displayed: with the translation shown right next to it (*el gato — cat*), or just the foreign word on its own (*el gato*) so you can test yourself first and click to reveal the translation. After a set number of minutes, a new word replaces it. Left-click also plays the audio pronunciation; right-click opens the full menu (categories, intervals, favorites, custom words). No notifications, streaks, or daily targets.
**Features**
* 7 languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, English, Polish. You pick what you speak and what you're learning, any combination.
* 1300+ words across 20 categories (food, travel, business, health, body, emotions, etc.)
* Audio pronunciation
* Hide the translation when you want active recall, show it when you just want to learn passively
* Add your own words
* Mark words as "I know this" and they get skipped
* Per-language progress tracking
* Interval picker: 1, 5, 10, 30, 60, 90 minutes
* Favorites
* ...and more 😄
* you can check the website: [www.lingobar.net](http://www.lingobar.net/) (download only available trough AppStore - [https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/lingobar/id6761308258?mt=12](https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/lingobar/id6761308258?mt=12) )
**Comparison**
Duolingo is around gamified, designed around streaks and daily commitment. Most other vocab apps are flashcard-based - they all want you to open them and study.
LingoBar is the opposite. You don't open it. You don't schedule anything. It just sits in the menu bar and shows you a word, and you absorb it while you're doing something else. I originally made it for myself because I couldn't find anything like it.
**Pricing**
* ***Free*** forever: 200 words from the basics category and 10 custom slots of your own - fewer words, same app, ALL languages, all same features, no time limit.
* ***Premium*** is $1.99 paid once for 1300+ words (and growing), all categories.
I'm a solo dev from Poland. Built it for myself, decided to ship it. Happy to answer questions and take feature requests.
If you try it I'd really like to hear what works and what can be improved.
https://preview.redd.it/g6goz3o7ga2h1.png?width=1514&format=png&auto=webp&s=17c646297c6f1b0aaa385a2407c4aa5884445d3b
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Considering purchasing Anybox - thought I would ask here first.
I'd like to get a bookmark app and was seriously considering going with Raindrop. Then I found Anybox.
Here are some thoughts about what I really want and what concerns me, and maybe someone has some ideas that might help me with this.
I am 100% in the Apple ecosystem and don't need cross-platform support.
Syncing needs to be smooth and effortless between iOS/iPad and Mac. Has that been resolved? I've seen a number of issues regarding this with Anybox.
I am attracted to a one-pay app. I would probably start monthly until I'm sure it fits, but then I really like the idea of a one-pay capability. Raindrop does not have that.
If I got the One Pay option, do I continue to still get updates?
I have so many bookmarks in Firefox that I'd like to bring more order to it, even though they are very neatly organized. I'd like one app to use across all browsers, not having to just use the browser I'm currently using to find a site. Would Anybox solve that issue? I think it would, frankly.
I am also deeply into the Alfred ecosystem and use it quite extensively. I'm attracted to the fact that Anybox has integrations directly from the company, not just user supported.
Is it true that Anybox works with Hookmark? This would be a massive advantage because I use it quite significantly. Does it work seamlessly, fluidly, or is it janky and I have to use workarounds? This would be one of the primary reasons that I would choose Anybox, frankly. That and it working well with Alfred.
1. I want an app that is under regular development, not abandonware. Is Anybox being regularly developed?
I do value a visual experience. Is Anybox being improved to make it something that competes with Raindrop in that regard
I guess I'm open to anything else that fits what I'm looking for. If there are other options that I'm missing, please let me know. Don't just throw out options, though. I want to make sure that anything recommended fits what I'm looking for above.
By the way, if I didn't make it clear enough, I'm absolutely fine paying for apps, no problem at all, and love supporting developers. I like the idea of a one pay, but I'm willing to pay monthly or yearly if it's reasonable and the value is strong.
Thanks in advance for ideas and comments.
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I'd like to get a bookmark app and was seriously considering going with Raindrop. Then I found Anybox.
Here are some thoughts about what I really want and what concerns me, and maybe someone has some ideas that might help me with this.
I am 100% in the Apple ecosystem and don't need cross-platform support.
Syncing needs to be smooth and effortless between iOS/iPad and Mac. Has that been resolved? I've seen a number of issues regarding this with Anybox.
I am attracted to a one-pay app. I would probably start monthly until I'm sure it fits, but then I really like the idea of a one-pay capability. Raindrop does not have that.
If I got the One Pay option, do I continue to still get updates?
I have so many bookmarks in Firefox that I'd like to bring more order to it, even though they are very neatly organized. I'd like one app to use across all browsers, not having to just use the browser I'm currently using to find a site. Would Anybox solve that issue? I think it would, frankly.
I am also deeply into the Alfred ecosystem and use it quite extensively. I'm attracted to the fact that Anybox has integrations directly from the company, not just user supported.
Is it true that Anybox works with Hookmark? This would be a massive advantage because I use it quite significantly. Does it work seamlessly, fluidly, or is it janky and I have to use workarounds? This would be one of the primary reasons that I would choose Anybox, frankly. That and it working well with Alfred.
1. I want an app that is under regular development, not abandonware. Is Anybox being regularly developed?
I do value a visual experience. Is Anybox being improved to make it something that competes with Raindrop in that regard
I guess I'm open to anything else that fits what I'm looking for. If there are other options that I'm missing, please let me know. Don't just throw out options, though. I want to make sure that anything recommended fits what I'm looking for above.
By the way, if I didn't make it clear enough, I'm absolutely fine paying for apps, no problem at all, and love supporting developers. I like the idea of a one pay, but I'm willing to pay monthly or yearly if it's reasonable and the value is strong.
Thanks in advance for ideas and comments.
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Idea: New macapps format: "Weekly dev battles/friendly app throw-downs", Opinions?
I just had an epiphany (yeah, I actually have those sometimes).
In almost every post on this subreddit there will be questions like “How does this app compare to X or Y?" or "How is this better/worse than toilet paper?"
Hence, I was thinking about a new format. A "Weekly dev battles/friendly app throwdowns" (just a working titles) with strict rules of sportsmanship to prevent the thread from turning into toxic self-promotion.
# A bit of context:
A lot of users (myself incl.) get overwhelmed trying to choose between similar apps (1st world problems), like clipboard managers, window managers, or note-taking apps.
Sure, there's u/Mstormer Google sheet overview...However, I think it would be incredibly engaging to have a friendly, structured "Weekly Dev Battle" where we pit 2,3 or even a few more popular apps in a category against each other, but with strict rules to keep it healthy and constructive.
Maybe a 1 week before have the community vote for the top apps to wiggle it down to 2 or 3 or 5.
# How it would/could work & some pot. rules:
Matchup: For example, Clipboard App #1 vs. Clipboard App #2 vs Clipboard App #3
Mandatory humility: To participate or in round #1, each developer must publicly state one feature or design choice they genuinely admire in their competitor's app that their own solution doesn't currently provide, or something along those lines.
Standout pitch: They then get to pitch what they believe is their own absolute standout feature that they do better than anyone else.
Community Q&A: Users can chime in with questions, and the devs can openly discuss their differing philosophies on privacy, native vs. electron, UI, etc.
Number of upvotes could be used to select the winner, but I'm not sure if that's a good metric though. Or maybe no winner at all?
# Benefits to the sub & the community:
1. Cuts through the noise: Instead of endless "Which app is better?" threads, users get a definitive, side-by-side comparison straight from the creators.
2. Promotes healthy dev relationships: The "admire your competitor" rule keeps the vibe collaborative and positive rather than toxic. Maybe some dev will fall in love with each other after the event 🤣
3. Better(?) engagement: Gives us a front-row seat to how their favorite Mac software gets made.
Do you think this would be a good format/idea? What are things to consider? Am I forgetting something?
Maybe there should be some rules for the participants as well, because this sub can get toxic sometimes as well...Hell, I throw out a snarky comment every now and then 🙈
Edit 1:
Based on some of the valid comments about it potentially being too "adversarial" for the dev.
What if, say in round #1, the devs cannot promote their own app, but have to promote their competitor's instead? They would have to do some research beforehand.
This would be a bit more fun and turns it into a "friendly" format. Of course there would be a few more rounds of similar fashion...Again, not fully fleshed out...
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I just had an epiphany (yeah, I actually have those sometimes).
In almost every post on this subreddit there will be questions like “How does this app compare to X or Y?" or "How is this better/worse than toilet paper?"
Hence, I was thinking about a new format. A "Weekly dev battles/friendly app throwdowns" (just a working titles) with strict rules of sportsmanship to prevent the thread from turning into toxic self-promotion.
# A bit of context:
A lot of users (myself incl.) get overwhelmed trying to choose between similar apps (1st world problems), like clipboard managers, window managers, or note-taking apps.
Sure, there's u/Mstormer Google sheet overview...However, I think it would be incredibly engaging to have a friendly, structured "Weekly Dev Battle" where we pit 2,3 or even a few more popular apps in a category against each other, but with strict rules to keep it healthy and constructive.
Maybe a 1 week before have the community vote for the top apps to wiggle it down to 2 or 3 or 5.
# How it would/could work & some pot. rules:
Matchup: For example, Clipboard App #1 vs. Clipboard App #2 vs Clipboard App #3
Mandatory humility: To participate or in round #1, each developer must publicly state one feature or design choice they genuinely admire in their competitor's app that their own solution doesn't currently provide, or something along those lines.
Standout pitch: They then get to pitch what they believe is their own absolute standout feature that they do better than anyone else.
Community Q&A: Users can chime in with questions, and the devs can openly discuss their differing philosophies on privacy, native vs. electron, UI, etc.
Number of upvotes could be used to select the winner, but I'm not sure if that's a good metric though. Or maybe no winner at all?
# Benefits to the sub & the community:
1. Cuts through the noise: Instead of endless "Which app is better?" threads, users get a definitive, side-by-side comparison straight from the creators.
2. Promotes healthy dev relationships: The "admire your competitor" rule keeps the vibe collaborative and positive rather than toxic. Maybe some dev will fall in love with each other after the event 🤣
3. Better(?) engagement: Gives us a front-row seat to how their favorite Mac software gets made.
Do you think this would be a good format/idea? What are things to consider? Am I forgetting something?
Maybe there should be some rules for the participants as well, because this sub can get toxic sometimes as well...Hell, I throw out a snarky comment every now and then 🙈
Edit 1:
Based on some of the valid comments about it potentially being too "adversarial" for the dev.
What if, say in round #1, the devs cannot promote their own app, but have to promote their competitor's instead? They would have to do some research beforehand.
This would be a bit more fun and turns it into a "friendly" format. Of course there would be a few more rounds of similar fashion...Again, not fully fleshed out...
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Notch - voice-following teleprompter that floats anywhere on screen (Mac + Windows, $8.99)
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Telegram new mac app look wonderful!!
As I last posted and trashed Telegram mac UI (compared to its iOS version), they updated their mac UI and it look way better than before and give sidebar a special touch that match with mac element. They also added swipe left and right gesture to this chat.
Thank you Telegram Team!
https://preview.redd.it/pj4w3cigqb2h1.png?width=1052&format=png&auto=webp&s=a68508578dfb81ea04b2c6b96575c033a96d6318
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As I last posted and trashed Telegram mac UI (compared to its iOS version), they updated their mac UI and it look way better than before and give sidebar a special touch that match with mac element. They also added swipe left and right gesture to this chat.
Thank you Telegram Team!
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[macOS] Chronoid - Automatic Time Tracking & Productivity - May Updates
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I made App Trust Preview - a Mac app that explains whether a downloaded .app looks reasonable to open
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What is the best window switcher?
I've been using Alfred for a long time to launch apps. I recently got a new computer and since switching to it, I've been averaging 95 launches per day. Anyway, I'm trying to use my mouse less, so I've been experimenting with Homerow, made by the same developers as Superwhisper, which I love, so I figured I'd give it a shot.
I've now run into the challenge of switching between per-app windows. I'm not entirely sure what workflow I want, but I'm wondering whether I should download a dedicated app, use Alfred, or try something else entirely. Open to any suggestions!
Thanks in advance!
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I've been using Alfred for a long time to launch apps. I recently got a new computer and since switching to it, I've been averaging 95 launches per day. Anyway, I'm trying to use my mouse less, so I've been experimenting with Homerow, made by the same developers as Superwhisper, which I love, so I figured I'd give it a shot.
I've now run into the challenge of switching between per-app windows. I'm not entirely sure what workflow I want, but I'm wondering whether I should download a dedicated app, use Alfred, or try something else entirely. Open to any suggestions!
Thanks in advance!
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Homerow | Keyboard shortcuts for every button in macOS
Homerow lets you navigate macOS with more keyboard and less mouse.
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[OS] [Update] simplebanking 1.50: SEPA transfers, wider EU/UK bank support, still free and open source
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Saving the work environment
Dear r/macapps,
I'm looking for a tool for Mac that lets me restore or manage my workspace. For example, I’d like to have XCode on the screen at a specific window position I’ve set, and in the same size as when I last exited XCode. At the same time, I want to place Upnote at a specific screen position and maybe have Textastic somewhere on the screen as well. Is there a tool like that?
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Dear r/macapps,
I'm looking for a tool for Mac that lets me restore or manage my workspace. For example, I’d like to have XCode on the screen at a specific window position I’ve set, and in the same size as when I last exited XCode. At the same time, I want to place Upnote at a specific screen position and maybe have Textastic somewhere on the screen as well. Is there a tool like that?
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ShakeToFocus - when you need to dim the background apps and you like the traditional settings window, not a sidebar
I've been learning Korean for a while now. Daily Anki sessions, trying to stay consistent.
The problem: I'd open Anki, see a browser tab in the background, and that was it. Not even a notification: just the visual presence of something else being there. Five minutes of Korean turned into thirty minutes of whatever that tab was.
I like Anki small and tight in the corner. Full screen is not an option.
I built ShakeToFocus. Shake your mouse → dark overlay covers everything except the window you're in. Switch apps → it follows. Shake again to turn it off.
So
https://reddit.com/link/1tje8c6/video/6fgstp76bg2h1/player
Now I open Anki, shake, and there's literally nothing else on screen to look at.
Comparison with other apps: (Updated)
\- Monocle: ShakeToFocus has plain dim overlay, no blur rendering, so near-zero CPU, zero GPU overhead at idle. Price the same.
\- HazeOver: HazeOver doesn't have shake trigger
\- blurred (free OSS): effectively abandoned.
No Screen Recording, no Accessibility permissions — nothing. Built in Swift.
Who am I:
I'm a solo dev, trying my best to finally pass Korean exam and playing with stuff around. Wanted to try to write something on MacOS for a long time already, so here it is.
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I've been learning Korean for a while now. Daily Anki sessions, trying to stay consistent.
The problem: I'd open Anki, see a browser tab in the background, and that was it. Not even a notification: just the visual presence of something else being there. Five minutes of Korean turned into thirty minutes of whatever that tab was.
I like Anki small and tight in the corner. Full screen is not an option.
I built ShakeToFocus. Shake your mouse → dark overlay covers everything except the window you're in. Switch apps → it follows. Shake again to turn it off.
So
https://reddit.com/link/1tje8c6/video/6fgstp76bg2h1/player
Now I open Anki, shake, and there's literally nothing else on screen to look at.
Comparison with other apps: (Updated)
\- Monocle: ShakeToFocus has plain dim overlay, no blur rendering, so near-zero CPU, zero GPU overhead at idle. Price the same.
\- HazeOver: HazeOver doesn't have shake trigger
\- blurred (free OSS): effectively abandoned.
No Screen Recording, no Accessibility permissions — nothing. Built in Swift.
Who am I:
I'm a solo dev, trying my best to finally pass Korean exam and playing with stuff around. Wanted to try to write something on MacOS for a long time already, so here it is.
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[App] Promta — MacOS + iOS app to instantly reuse AI prompts anywhere (Free Tier / iCloud Sync)
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Searching for an App which was posted here (App to mute audio when tilting the screen)
So just wanted to ask for an App I thought I saw here.
It was one you can use to mute music, etc when you close the lid of a macbook slightly. Thought I saw it here but did not find the post about it. Was it removed or am I misremembering the subreddit? Don't find it in the thread of the banned/warned users/apps. I think it had something like tild or tilt in the name but the search doesn't help me.
And if it was removed then I atleast know that I don't need to search for it or install it.
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So just wanted to ask for an App I thought I saw here.
It was one you can use to mute music, etc when you close the lid of a macbook slightly. Thought I saw it here but did not find the post about it. Was it removed or am I misremembering the subreddit? Don't find it in the thread of the banned/warned users/apps. I think it had something like tild or tilt in the name but the search doesn't help me.
And if it was removed then I atleast know that I don't need to search for it or install it.
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Marked 3 Is the Markdown Companion a Lot of Mac Writers Have Been Waiting For
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Brett Terpstra has released Marked 3, and this is not just a routine update. It’s one of those releases that makes you stop and think about where a tool actually fits in your workflow. If you write in Markdown on a Mac, there’s a very good chance Marked has been the missing piece all along.
For years, I lived in Microsoft Word for anything that wasn’t email. That was the EdTech world: Word was the standard, `.doc` and `.docx` were the expected formats, and no one wanted to hear about alternatives. Never mind the huge app footprint, the licensing mess, the cost, or the absurdity of the entire Office suite when all you really needed was a word processor.
And whenever someone in tech tried to suggest something leaner — OpenOffice, Google Docs, anything that didn’t come with Microsoft baggage — the pushback was immediate and emotional. In 2015, we were literally one day away from canceling our Microsoft contract when the superintendent made a late-afternoon phone call to my boss with a $100K purchase order to renew. That was the kind of environment it was.
So yes, I value the freedom to choose my own tools now.
Plain text has become the backbone of the way I work. Obsidian handles notes and longer writing. Drafts is where quick capture happens. Blogging tools and publishing platforms fill in the rest. Markdown wasn’t hard to learn, and once it clicks, it’s hard to go back. But Markdown has one weakness: the writing experience is only as good as the tools around it.
That’s where Marked comes in.
# Marked Defined
Marked is not an editor. That’s the first thing to understand. It works alongside your editor, taking Markdown and rendering it live so you can actually see what your writing looks like without breaking your flow.
It also works with HTML and OPML files, which makes it more flexible than a lot of people realize. And beyond rendering, Marked can convert documents to PDF, HTML, DOCX, and RTF. It also brings prose analysis, syntax checking, and integration with all sorts of writing and outlining apps.
# Who It’s For
The short answer: anybody who writes.
If you’re a coder or a technical writer, you get a lot of useful extras:
Syntax highlighting for code blocks
MathJax and KaTeX support
Mermaid diagrams
MultiMarkdown, YAML, and Pandoc metadata support
CriticMarkup
That’s useful, sure, but it’s not really why I care about it.
For the kind of writing I do, the most valuable features are the ones that help me clean up my prose before I hit publish:
Spelling and grammar checking
Sentence simplification tips
Word count, sentence count, and sentence complexity
Reading time
Grade-level scoring
That’s the real value. Write where you’re comfortable, then let Marked tell you what the page actually looks like.
# The Little Things That Make It Better
Marked has a bunch of features that sound minor until you actually start using them regularly. Flexible search. Automatic table of contents generation. Bookmarking. A visual document overview. Collapsible sections. Keyboard access almost everywhere.
It’s also a very nice Markdown reader, even when you’re not editing. Auto-scroll is there. So is distraction-free mode. And if you want to read faster, there’s even an RSVP-style overlay with adjustable WPM.
If you work with outlines or mind maps, Marked supports embeds from popular apps and can even turn an outline into a mind map directly. That’s a niche feature, but a genuinely useful one if your brain works that way.
There are also browser extensions for sending page URLs or selected content straight into Marked 3, which is a nice touch if you spend any time collecting notes from the web.
# Integrations Matter
Marked works the way good Mac software should: it gets out of the way and plays well with the tools you already use.
That means it fits alongside Scrivener, Word,
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Brett Terpstra has released Marked 3, and this is not just a routine update. It’s one of those releases that makes you stop and think about where a tool actually fits in your workflow. If you write in Markdown on a Mac, there’s a very good chance Marked has been the missing piece all along.
For years, I lived in Microsoft Word for anything that wasn’t email. That was the EdTech world: Word was the standard, `.doc` and `.docx` were the expected formats, and no one wanted to hear about alternatives. Never mind the huge app footprint, the licensing mess, the cost, or the absurdity of the entire Office suite when all you really needed was a word processor.
And whenever someone in tech tried to suggest something leaner — OpenOffice, Google Docs, anything that didn’t come with Microsoft baggage — the pushback was immediate and emotional. In 2015, we were literally one day away from canceling our Microsoft contract when the superintendent made a late-afternoon phone call to my boss with a $100K purchase order to renew. That was the kind of environment it was.
So yes, I value the freedom to choose my own tools now.
Plain text has become the backbone of the way I work. Obsidian handles notes and longer writing. Drafts is where quick capture happens. Blogging tools and publishing platforms fill in the rest. Markdown wasn’t hard to learn, and once it clicks, it’s hard to go back. But Markdown has one weakness: the writing experience is only as good as the tools around it.
That’s where Marked comes in.
# Marked Defined
Marked is not an editor. That’s the first thing to understand. It works alongside your editor, taking Markdown and rendering it live so you can actually see what your writing looks like without breaking your flow.
It also works with HTML and OPML files, which makes it more flexible than a lot of people realize. And beyond rendering, Marked can convert documents to PDF, HTML, DOCX, and RTF. It also brings prose analysis, syntax checking, and integration with all sorts of writing and outlining apps.
# Who It’s For
The short answer: anybody who writes.
If you’re a coder or a technical writer, you get a lot of useful extras:
Syntax highlighting for code blocks
MathJax and KaTeX support
Mermaid diagrams
MultiMarkdown, YAML, and Pandoc metadata support
CriticMarkup
That’s useful, sure, but it’s not really why I care about it.
For the kind of writing I do, the most valuable features are the ones that help me clean up my prose before I hit publish:
Spelling and grammar checking
Sentence simplification tips
Word count, sentence count, and sentence complexity
Reading time
Grade-level scoring
That’s the real value. Write where you’re comfortable, then let Marked tell you what the page actually looks like.
# The Little Things That Make It Better
Marked has a bunch of features that sound minor until you actually start using them regularly. Flexible search. Automatic table of contents generation. Bookmarking. A visual document overview. Collapsible sections. Keyboard access almost everywhere.
It’s also a very nice Markdown reader, even when you’re not editing. Auto-scroll is there. So is distraction-free mode. And if you want to read faster, there’s even an RSVP-style overlay with adjustable WPM.
If you work with outlines or mind maps, Marked supports embeds from popular apps and can even turn an outline into a mind map directly. That’s a niche feature, but a genuinely useful one if your brain works that way.
There are also browser extensions for sending page URLs or selected content straight into Marked 3, which is a nice touch if you spend any time collecting notes from the web.
# Integrations Matter
Marked works the way good Mac software should: it gets out of the way and plays well with the tools you already use.
That means it fits alongside Scrivener, Word,
