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by mdxmaker 41 days ago
Working on a md file eidtor for average users to use, by click buttons like MS word.

https://hellomdx.com/

- Built with Tauri — installer is small and start-up is near-instant on all three OSes. - No accounts, no telemetry, no MDX server in the loop. Sync goes through whatever cloud folder you already have (iCloud / Drive / Dropbox / a plain directory). - Tab-to-accept ghost-writing is bring-your-own-key

- Exports to PDF, HTML, DOCX. Tables, math, diagrams, code blocks all live behind toolbar buttons — no syntax to memorise.

Hope to have some people like it and use it.

2 comments

Might be worthwhile to note that Google Docs now supports Export to Markdown
Any plans to support mobile as well? I'm lookimg to replace OmniNotes on Android.
good idea, i am thinking about it, but i guess it will be not that rich in formatting like the desktop app, the architecture design here using "vault" is a 'problem' for extend to mobile, maybe a lightweight re-designed version :-)
I would not mind less formatting features, in as much as editing on mobile does not mess with the desktop version.

Rather, usability on mobile would be a key priority for me. I find OmniNotes very nice for mobile. The primary reason to move away is limitations on synchronizing with desktop (I use SyncThing). On the other hand, I find Obsidian for mobile not very mobile-friendly.

PS: I had attempted to code such an app using Flutter (text-only first), however, ran into issues with security permissions on Android, and gave up after some 6-7 days of struggling with it.