I’ve just released the first version of Versatil Markdown, a new Markdown editor/notebook application for OS X. And CommonMark compliant:
Versatil Markdown
A hypernotebook built around Markdown/CommonMark, with 1Password integration, HTML/CSS support, syntax highlighting, frictionless keyboard flow, smart drag-n-drop insertion, multiple themes, document aliasing, and more.
There is an app that might work out for you, called Versatil Markdown (It has a display mode and an edit mode, toggled with cmd-return. Might be worth checking out if you're still looking. Versatil Markdown (15 votes, 1.20, $14.99, 10.11+) Subscribe today so you don’t miss any TidBITS articles! Every week you’ll get tech tips, in-depth reviews, and insightful news analysis for discerning Apple users. Versatil Markdown is a hypernotebook built around Markdown/CommonMark, with 1Password integration, HTML/CSS support, syntaxhighlighting, frictionless keyboard flow, smart drag-n-drop insertion, multiple themes, document aliasing, and more.
Humble gratitude to the CommonMark community for their continuing effort in codifying Markdown.
What’s new in Versatil Markdown 2.1.0 – macOS 10.14 or higher is now required – GitLab color chip syntax supported – Removed use of Fabric/Crashlytics. Versatil Markdown Mac版是一个基于markdown/commonmark的笔记软件，它具有1Password集成、html/css支持、语法高亮显示、智能拖放插入、多个主题、文档混叠等等。使用Versatil Markdown Mac版Mac用户可以轻松体验记录笔记与写博客文章，管理您的网站和项目的所有技术细节。 versatil markdown mac破解版功能亮点.
If you’re interested in the app, you can find it at http://versatilapp.com
Cheers, Brett
[This is the first review in The Markdown Shakedown series of posts.]
I am beginning my reviews of markdwon editors with Versatil Markdown only as a random choice. But I do like this writing app a lot, although it is missing too many features to make it my go to note-taker. One specific feature that attracted me is the dedicated spark file for logging and stashing ideas. After checking VM further, it seemed to me the app is very thoughtfully designed.
Features that appeal to me
- Displays both internal and external folders and files in the navigator, so I can keep a Dropbox folder in which I can create text files on my Windows PC at work.
- By default, files are displayed in rendered mode. Shifting to edit mode is easy. Among the methods, hover the cursor over the paragraph you want to begin editing and click while holding down command and be put into edit mode right in that paragraph.
- The dedicated spark file. If you want to add something to it while you’re working in another file, just use control-s to save the current document and be shifted into the spark file with the date and time already inserted.
- Rendered documents look great.
- Markdown is pretty standard, although there are some extensions for executing special formatting, such as rendering columns in your document.
- Select a folder and the documents contained within are rendered as preview cards.
- Displays on demand the structure of your document based on the headings in a navigable list.
Versatil Markdown Table
I’m not particularly technically inclined, but those who are will probably find VM chock full of useful and smart features.
Missing features
- No iOS app. But this is not a big deal, because it is easy to find a markdown enabled editor for iOS which can read and edit files to share with VM.
- Quick capture feature, to gather info from other sources.
- No apparent tagging functionality. I’m not too concerned with this, but it would be nice for certain types of information.
- There is no search function.
- No typewriter mode.
- Limited export options: HTML, Web Archive (don’t know what that is) and PDF.
The verdict
Versatil Markdown Problems
I am writing this review on Versatil Markdown. It is my favorite “Wordprocessing-style” markdown editor. What do I mean by that? Well, you wouldn’t expect Word to handle all the tasks that a note-manager like Evernote offers. That’s the deal with VM. It’s a very nice environment to write one document at a time, or longer documents (other than the missing typewriter mode). But it isn’t a long-term solution for managing lots and lots of notes, or a book with lots of sections or chapters. In other words, it isn’t a replacement for Ulysses at this point.