# byxiaozhi/Typedown

A markdown editor

Repository: https://github.com/byxiaozhi/Typedown
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/typedown
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-09-05T18:36:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 40, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1430, "days_push": 362, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1059, forks 92 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:25.415570+00:00)

## What it is
Typedown is a lightweight Markdown editor built natively for Windows using the WinUI framework. It offers a seamless, OS-integrated editing experience for writing technical documents, academic papers, and blog posts.

## Use cases
- write markdown documents on windows
- native markdown editor for windows 11
- edit technical documentation in markdown
- write blog posts in markdown
- lightweight markdown notepad alternative
- markdown editor with fluent design

## When to choose
- you want a native Windows app with WinUI look and feel
- you need a lightweight, fast markdown editor
- you write docs, papers, or blog posts in markdown on Windows

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform editor (Windows only)
- you need collaborative or cloud-sync features
- you're on macOS or Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown
- domain: text-editors, documentation, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: markdown-editor, winui, native-windows-app, wysiwyg, desktop

## Member repositories
- byxiaozhi/Typedown (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.415570+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 2026-08-30T06:57:06.385378+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/byxiaozhi/Typedown (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:25.415570+00:00, sha 2bab1aaa1fca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.