Shpigford/clearly

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: young no_license

Adoption not part of the score

1140 stars · 79 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Clearly is a free, open-source native Markdown editor for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS built in Swift, with syntax highlighting, GFM preview, KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, and PDF export. It has no Electron, subscriptions, or telemetry, and is distributed via the Mac App Store and direct download.

Use cases

• edit markdown files on mac with syntax highlighting
• preview markdown with mermaid diagrams and katex math
• write markdown notes on iphone
• export markdown to pdf
• preview md files in finder with quicklook
• floating menu-bar scratchpad notes

When to choose

• you want a native, lightweight markdown editor on Apple devices without Electron
• you need rich preview rendering including math, diagrams, and callouts
• you want a free open-source alternative to subscription markdown apps

When to avoid

• you need a cross-platform editor on Windows or Linux
• you need collaborative or cloud-sync editing features
• you require a license-approved open-source license for redistribution (license is non-standard)

Facets

application · maturity active

editor markdown pdf documentation text-editors documentation developer-tools cross-platform markdown-editor native-app live-preview katex mermaid syntax-highlighting quicklook no-electron macos ios swift

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