Markdown Viewer & Editor for macOS & iOS

Layerz
Markdown

A lightweight Markdown viewer and editor built for people who work with Markdown files every day. View, edit, and organize — all in one place.

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Layerz Markdown interface showing the viewer and editor

Features

Simple, powerful, and fast

Everything you need for Markdown — nothing you don't.

GitHub Flavored Markdown

Beautiful rendering powered by marked.js. Tables, task lists, code blocks — all supported out of the box.

Syntax Highlighting Editor

Write with a full-featured editor. Formatting toolbar, find & replace, and muted color palette that's easy on the eyes.

Folder Sidebar

Open any folder and browse files in a tree view. Lazy-loading keeps large directories fast. Real-time file watching reflects external changes instantly.

PDF Export

Export your rendered Markdown to PDF with a single shortcut. Share your documents anywhere.

5 Preview Themes

GitHub, Serif, Minimal, Solarized, and Dracula. Pick the look that fits your workflow, with automatic Light and Dark mode support.

Keyboard-First

3 display modes, tab-based editing, CLI support, and keyboard shortcuts for everything. Built for people who live in the keyboard.

Display Modes

Three ways to work

Switch between Viewer, Editor, or Side-by-Side mode with a single shortcut.

Default

Viewer Only

Focus on reading with beautiful rendered output.

⌘E

Side by Side

Edit and preview simultaneously. See changes in real time.

⌘E ×2

Editor Only

Full-screen editing with syntax highlighting.

Your Markdown, beautifully rendered

Available on macOS and iOS. Open any .md file and start working.

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