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Blakedown

Most markdown viewers solve for writing. Blakedown solves for reading.

You already have an editor. Blakedown is the surface you use when you actually need to read. Typography tuned for long documents, live reload so you never lose your place, no clutter.

Blakedown with Timeline sidebar and The Craft of Reading document, showing typography-focused markdown reading

Built for the reading job

  • Live Reload Save in your editor. Blakedown refreshes and keeps your place. No manual refresh, no lost scroll.
  • Typography for Reading Serif body text, 68-character measure, spacing tuned for extended reading. The kind of surface that disappears.
  • Timeline Recent files grouped by time. Open the app and your context is there.
  • Split View Cmd+D for two panes. Draft and source side by side, no window juggling.
  • Find in Document Cmd+F highlights every match and jumps between results.
  • Native macOS app
  • No account
  • No tracking
  • macOS 15+ (Sequoia), Apple Silicon + Intel

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