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Markdown in.
Beautiful documents out.
A native Mac app that turns one Markdown source into finished PDFs, slides, and HTML. Math, diagrams, code, tables, and styling built in.
No account. No subscription. No analytics.
Free for 14 days. Yours forever for $14.99.
Built for students, professors, engineers, and product people.
Watch it work
Write, tune, export.
Add tables and figures
Insert common rich blocks without breaking the writing flow.
Add math and diagrams
Build technical documents with formulas and Mermaid diagrams.
Make the output look finished
Tune type, spacing, colors, paper, and preview styling visually.
Recover previous versions
Compare saved drafts and bring back the one that works best.
Features
Every tool for serious documents.
Nothing hidden in a settings panel, nothing sold as an extension. One app, one price, all of it.
PDF export
Print-quality PDFs with proper pagination, headers, code blocks, and math. Export with ⌘E.
Slides
Turn headings into slide breaks. Export a clean deck from the same Markdown source — no duplicate content.
HTML export
A self-contained HTML file you can share or host. Math, diagrams, and code are all embedded.
KaTeX math
Inline and display LaTeX equations, rendered with KaTeX. Exports crisp to every format.
Mermaid diagrams
Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts, state diagrams, and class diagrams — from text.
Syntax-highlighted code
Fenced code blocks with theme-aware highlighting for dozens of languages.
Tables
Build with a visual editor, paste CSV, or write GFM syntax. Customise alignment, caption, and zebra-striping after insertion.
Cover page
A styled title page with title, author, date, instructor, and course. No manual formatting.
Images & figures
Embed images from the project folder with optional captions. Stored locally alongside the document.
Callout blocks
Note, Tip, Info, Warning, and Danger. Each carries the right accent and icon in the output.
Citations
APA, MLA, Chicago, and plain styles. Numbered citation markers in text; sources gathered at the end automatically.
Formatting toolbar
Bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, blockquote, and color — above the editor, selection-aware.
Slash commands
Type / to insert tables, images, math, diagrams, callouts, notes, sources, TOC, and links — no mouse needed.
Inline notes
Attach private notes to any line. They appear in the editor and are stripped from every export.
Find & Replace
Live match count, replace one, replace all. Floats above the editor; Esc closes it.
Word count goal
Set a per-document target and track progress live. Turns sage when you cross it.
Document history
Every saved version is kept. Compare drafts side-by-side and restore any earlier state.
PDF styling
Font, size, spacing, line height, paper size, margins, and color scheme. All visual, no CSS required.
Slides styling
Aspect ratio, font, theme color, and padding. Configurable per project, independent from PDF style.
Saved style presets
Name and save any style configuration. Reuse it across documents in one click.
Templates
Start from a document or slides template. Add your own to the collection.
Projects
Each document lives in its own project folder — Markdown source, theme, metadata, and images together.
Dark mode
System-aware. Editor and preview follow macOS appearance automatically, with a manual override.
Originality verification
Embed a verification record in exported PDFs, slides, and HTML so readers can confirm the document is unchanged since export.
Table of contents
Type /toc and the preview generates a linked table of contents from your headings.
Checklists
GitHub-flavoured task lists. Tickable in preview, rendered as checkboxes in PDF export.
Block rails & syntax dimming
Colour-coded gutter labels per block type. Syntax markers fade on inactive lines so your prose stays front and centre.
Inline color markup
Wrap any text in {#HEX|…} to apply a custom color in preview and export.
iCloud & local storage
Stores in iCloud Documents by default. Falls back to the local sandbox automatically if iCloud is off — no configuration needed.
No account, no analytics
Buy once, use forever. No sign-in, no tracking, no background network calls. Your documents stay on your machine.
Keyboard shortcuts
Export, switch preview modes, format text, open history — everything has a shortcut. No mouse required for the writing flow.
Copy as HTML
Renders the document to clean, inline HTML and copies it to the clipboard — ready to paste into any email client or web editor.
Workflows
Start with the job you need done.
Minidocs is one app. Different people arrive for different reasons.
Originality
Verification when authorship matters.
Minidocs can add a verification record to exported PDFs, slides, and HTML so educators and students can check where a document came from and whether it changed after export.
Verification is local-first. Minidocs does not require uploading the document to a server.
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A private writing and publishing tool for Markdown documents — no account, no subscription. Yours forever for $14.99 after the trial.
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