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by sm_ts 1870 days ago
TIL is actually a foundation of my knowledge, although I have a different approach - I keep Markdown files categorized by subject (e.g. `git`, `ruby`), essentially, notebooks.

The ultimate goal is both to memorize and to keep references to useful snippets or quirks I may need in the future - I actually use them very frequently (it's a format that tends not to be useful to the general public, though).

In the long term, some subjects become small books. Amusingly, by far, the largest notebook is Rust - around 15k words, and I am still an advanced beginner (!).

I really miss a program that is very good for both editing and viewing Markdown! I currently use an always-open VSC; reading Markdown is ok, but not super convenient.

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> I really miss a program that is very good for both editing and viewing Markdown!

I like Typora for this, because by default it's WYSIWYG but you can switch to Markdown whenever you need to. https://typora.io/

I do the same with a snippet manager. The one I use [1] is also a decent markdown editor / viewer.

[1] https://www.renfei.org/snippets-lab/

I like haroopad for editing markdown, especially the option to export styled html is nice. Another nice editor (with a different scope, it's a note taking app) is Joplin. You can even paste an image and it will get inserted into the markdown as file.
Assuming you know about stuff similar to obsidian.md (markdown left, rendered right) and Typora (rendered where you edit), what is missing for you in terms of editing/viewing MDs? What makes current stuff bad?
inkdrop might fit the bill for editing/viewing markdown. It's paid, but i get value from it.

https://www.inkdrop.app/