inkwell

Project Overview

Inkwell is a lightweight, beautiful, and fast cross-platform Markdown editor built with Rust and Tauri v2. All data is stored locally with no telemetry, accounts, or subscriptions.

Key Features

• Markdown editing with live preview and draggable split view
• 4 themes: Editorial (warm cream), Midnight (warm charcoal), Mono (cool steel), Sepia (aged parchment)
• Focus Mode: one click to hide everything except your words
• Typewriter mode: keeps the cursor line centered while typing
• Command Palette: Ctrl+K to fuzzy-search all actions
• Workspace management: open any folder, browse files from the sidebar
• Mermaid diagrams: write flowcharts in code blocks with live preview
• LaTeX math (KaTeX): inline $...$ and display $$...$$ support
• Syntax highlighting for 30+ languages with copy buttons
• Auto-save on every keystroke
• Version history: auto-snapshots every 5 minutes with diff viewer
• Find & Replace with replace single or all
• Templates: 10 built-in templates + save your own
• Table of Contents: auto-generated from headings
• Custom themes: 6 color pickers with live preview
• PDF export (Pro): powered by Rust Typst engine
• HTML export (Pro)

Target Audience

• Frequent Markdown users for notes, documentation, and blogging
• Privacy-conscious users who don't want data uploaded
• Users who prefer a clean, distraction-free writing environment
• Users who need a cross-platform editor

Quick Start

1. Download from GitHub Releases
2. Windows: unzip and run inkwell.exe; if SmartScreen appears, click "More info" → "Run anyway"
3. macOS: download the .dmg and drag Inkwell to Applications. If Gatekeeper blocks, run xattr -cr /Applications/Inkwell.app
4. Linux: extract and run chmod +x inkwell && ./inkwell
5. Open or create a .md file and start writing

Core Advantages

• Small installer: ~44MB on Windows, ~18MB on macOS and Linux
• Startup time < 1 second
• Runs 100% locally with no data collection
• No account or internet required
• Built with Tauri v2 for lower resource usage than Electron
• Supports winget and Microsoft Store installation

System Requirements

• OS: Windows 10+ / macOS 11+ / Linux (x86_64)
• Architectures: x86_64, aarch64 (macOS)

Notes

• PDF and HTML export require a one-time Pro license
• Core editing features are free forever
• Unsigned apps may trigger security warnings on first launch