Volt
A fast native Mac editor that renders Markdown as you type.
A compact native macOS text and code editor currently available as a free beta. Volt combines live Markdown preview and markdownlint support with project search, Git, language servers, crash recovery, remote editing through system SSH, and unusually large-file handling.
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What is Volt best for?
Volt is a free Markdown tool best suited to mac users who mix markdown, code, logs, and very large text files. It is available as Desktop app on macOS, and its source status is proprietary.
At a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- Source
- Proprietary
- Best for
- Mac users who mix Markdown, code, logs, and very large text files
Capabilities
- live Markdown preview
- large files
- git
- language servers
- remote editing
- recovery
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