The Markdown Link no. 12

An occasional post from The Markdown Handbook.

Among today’s links are markdown editors Deepdwn and MarkLite, toolbar app Append, quick-capture app Kraa, and Mat Duggan plumbs the depths of the filesystem.

• Mat Duggan writes about filesystems going back to the pre-Microsoft Word days of WordPerfect and WordStar, when, those of us that remember that far back, were consigning our electronic typewriters to the industrial waste heap in favour of the new-fangled computer. He brings us right up to date with the introduction of markdown.
• Deepdwn is a paid ($14.99) markdown and Fountain editor available for Windows, macOS and Linux. It offers full-screen, distraction-free and typewriter editing modes, light, dark and high-contrast themes, and a live preview.
• MarkLite is a self-hosted markdown app for macOS, Windows and Linux. Once you have installed all the dependencies (Rust, Bun, etc.) you are presented with a simple, clean interface. But have you got the time or muscle memory to launch the app from terminal – remembering the short line of code you have to enter – every time you want to make a note? I don’t.
• Append is a toolbar app for adding those fleeting notes, when something occurs to you that you don’t want to forget, but reaching for the markdown editor seems like too much of a chore. There’s a waiting list, but it’s not a long one.
• Kraa is for writing. “It’s a note-taking app, a text editor, a messaging app, a story book…” you get the picture. Web-based – offline is planned – no account necessary, just start writing; you can export what you have written to a markdown file. Signing in has no perceived benefit other than, as far as I can see, putting you on the free plan, which allows you to capture up to 100MB of data.