Built in just 2 days with Claude Sonnet 4.0 and GitHub Copilot - A testament to the power of AI-assisted development in 2025
A feature-rich, cross-platform Markdown editor specifically designed for academic and professional writing. Built with modern web technologies and powered by Pandoc for seamless document conversion.
This entire application was conceived, designed, and built in just 2 days using the power of AI-assisted development. Working alongside Claude Sonnet 4.0 and GitHub Copilot, we've created a sophisticated markdown editor that rivals applications that traditionally take weeks or months to develop.
- Day 1: Architecture planning, UI/UX design, and core editor implementation
- Day 2: Advanced features, Pandoc integration, and polishing
- Live Preview & View Modes: Edit-only, Preview-only, and Split view with real-time updates
- Power Features: Vim mode, syntax highlighting, keyboard shortcuts
- Custom Interface:
- Light/Dark/Auto themes
- Adjustable fonts, sizes, and zoom (50%–200%)
- Distraction-free full-screen
- Resizable, responsive layout
- Rich Editing Support:
- Toolbar with one-click markdown
- YAML frontmatter editor
- KaTeX for LaTeX math
- Mermaid for diagrams
- Citation-ready bibliography
- Export Capabilities:
- One-click export to PDF, DOCX, LaTeX, HTML, EPUB, Plain Text
- Advanced PDF rendering (multiple engines)
- Template system for styling
- File & Session Management:
- File tree with search
- Recent files tracking
- Auto-save
- Error handling with user-friendly messages
- Extras:
- Word count, reading time
- Pandoc integration with bundled executable
| Format | Extension | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
.pdf |
Publications, printing | |
| HTML | .html |
Web publishing |
| LaTeX | .tex |
Academic papers |
| Word | .docx |
Collaboration |
| Plain Text | .txt |
Simple sharing |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New File | Ctrl+N |
| Open File | Ctrl+O |
| Save File | Ctrl+S |
| Bold Text | Ctrl+B |
| Italic Text | Ctrl+I |
| Search | Ctrl+F |
| Fullscreen | F11 |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z |