For technical writers
You already know the constraints: docs live in a repo, they are plain markdown, they get reviewed in pull requests, and they ship to a static site or a docs pipeline. This page is the honest fit — and the honest misfit — for that workflow.
Mac · Windows · one license, both desktops · lifetime $19 launch / $29 retail
Docs-as-code means your prose lives next to code: .md files in version control, edited in branches, reviewed as diffs. Most “nice” markdown editors fight that — they want to own your files in a vault or a database, or they are so prose-focused they don't respect that the file is the source of truth and git owns it. You end up in a code editor for safety and lose the focused writing surface.
Files on disk, plain .md, nothing in between
Markd.ly edits the files in your repo. It does not import, vault, or containerize them. Git stays the source of truth; diffs stay clean.
Vim mode (Pro)
For writers who edit like engineers.
Pandoc-compatible export (Pro)
DOCX/PDF/EPUB/Reveal.js when a doc has to leave the pipeline for a stakeholder who wants Word. Pandoc is the category standard your toolchain probably already assumes — Markd.ly uses the pandoc already installed on your machine rather than bundling its own.
CLI render path (Free, Mac)
Scriptable rendering that fits a docs build / CI step.
MCP (read Free, write Pro / Mac)
AI agents can operate on your local docs, not cloud copies. MCP write is Mac-only.
Mermaid + KaTeX (Free), one-time price
Diagrams and math render in preview without plugins. $19/$29 lifetime — no subscription line item to justify on a tooling budget.
No docs-site framework
Markd.ly edits markdown; it is not a static-site generator, a docs portal, or a publishing pipeline. It sits next to those, editing the source files — it does not replace MkDocs / Docusaurus / etc.
No collaboration or review features
Review happens in your VCS / PR tool, not in Markd.ly. There is no in-app commenting or co-editing.
No sync; Windows Pro rolling across 1.x
Your repo and git handle distribution; Markd.ly does not sync anything. Mac is the deepest build today; if your team is Windows and depends on a specific Pro feature, verify its current Windows status.
No plugin ecosystem
If your workflow needs a specific editor plugin, Markd.ly won't have it.
Stated plainly: Markd.ly is the editing surface in a docs-as-code stack, not the whole stack. For the writing itself — fast, native, vim-capable, files-on-disk, Pandoc-out — it fits well. For pipeline/publishing/collab, you keep your existing tools.
Testimonial slot — intentionally empty until a real technical writer provides one. No invented quotes.
Native Mac & Windows editor that respects plain files and git. Vim, Pandoc, CLI render, MCP. Lifetime $19 launch / $29 retail.
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