Markify Help
Markify is a Markdown editor for macOS 26 that shows your document on one page. Write on the rendered page, press ⌘/ to see the same text as plain Markdown, and press it again to come back. Nothing is converted: both views edit the same .md file.
New to Markify? Open the Welcome tour, a document that shows the main features by letting you try them.
Working with a coding agent? Read its Markdown reports in Markify.
Tip
In Markify, search this help from the Help menu: type a word such as “table” or “export” in its search field.
Topics
- Getting startedCreate, open and save Markdown documents in Markify, and find your way around the window.
- Two lensesSwitch between the Rendered lens and the Markdown lens with ⌘/, without losing your place.
- FormattingFormat text with the floating format bar, block styles, the slash menu and keyboard shortcuts.
- Markdown supportThe Markdown syntax Markify renders — CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown, math, footnotes, callouts, Mermaid diagrams, frontmatter and MDX.
- Images and linksAdd images by dragging or pasting, link to other notes, and follow links with ⌘-click.
- Library and findSearch note contents with Spotlight, browse folders and knowledge bundles, and find and replace text in a document.
- Apple IntelligenceProofread, rewrite, summarize and generate text with Apple Intelligence, entirely on your Mac.
- Export to HTML and PDFExport a Markdown document as a self-contained HTML page or a paginated PDF.
- Knowledge bundlesOpen, browse and maintain Open Knowledge Format (OKF) bundles of Markdown concepts in Markify.
- Command lineOpen agent reports, validate OKF bundles and export Markdown to HTML from Terminal or a script.
- SettingsChange where documents are saved, the default lens, fonts, appearance, Spotlight search, Apple Intelligence options and keyboard shortcuts.
- Keyboard shortcutsEvery keyboard shortcut in Markify, and how to change them.
- Coding agentsRead coding-agent reports in Markify, with Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode installation.
- Install and updateDownload and install Markify on your Mac, open it the first time, and keep it up to date.
- Frequently asked questionsAnswers to common questions about Markify — price, privacy, file formats, Apple Intelligence, installing, exporting and more.
- LegalMarkify's license, privacy statement, and the third-party software, fonts and specifications it uses.
Updated 2026-09-30 · Suggest a change on GitHub