Markln
Edit Markdown in the terminal with a live side-by-side preview.
An open-source Python TUI editor built with Textual. Markln combines source and rendered panes with search, a generated table of contents, header and bookmark navigation, themes, file management, Markdown shortcuts, and optional Vim-style keybindings.
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What is Markln best for?
Markln is a free Markdown tool best suited to developers who want to edit and preview markdown without leaving the terminal. It is available as CLI on Linux, CLI, and its source status is open source.
At a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- Source
- Open source
- Best for
- Developers who want to edit and preview Markdown without leaving the terminal
Capabilities
- terminal UI
- live preview
- vim keybindings
- header navigation
- themes
- html conversion
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