# lukakerr/Pine

A modern, native macOS markdown editor

Repository: https://github.com/lukakerr/Pine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pine
Homepage: https://lukakerr.github.io/Pine
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: markdown, markdown-editor, swift, macos, osx, editor, minimal, lightweight
Last push: 2022-12-20T03:44:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3052, "days_push": 1352, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3484, forks 182 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:06.932784+00:00)

## What it is
Pine is a lightweight, native macOS markdown editor written in Swift that follows Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. It offers live preview with syntax highlighting, GitHub Flavored Markdown, LaTeX math rendering, theming, tabs, and a folder sidebar.

## Use cases
- write markdown documents on a mac with live preview
- edit github-flavored markdown files with syntax highlighting
- render latex math equations inside markdown notes
- theme a markdown editor with custom css
- manage multiple markdown files in tabs and folders
- lightweight minimal markdown app for macos

## When to choose
- you want a native, fast, minimal markdown editor on macOS
- you need GFM, LaTeX math, and emoji support in one editor
- you want themes, tabs, and a file sidebar without an electron app

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform editor (macOS only)
- you need collaborative editing or cloud sync
- you need a plugin ecosystem or heavy IDE features
- you need active development - the project has seen no releases since late 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, markdown, templating
- domain: text-editors, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: markdown-editor, native-macos, swift, themeable, live-preview, latex-math, github-flavored-markdown, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- lukakerr/Pine (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.932784+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:25.047876+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lukakerr/Pine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.932784+00:00, sha 6dbad021c804)
  - homepage: https://lukakerr.github.io/Pine (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:14.064511+00:00, sha 8d167099ebe6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.