Native on iPad
Create or open documents and Workspaces through Files, then work in Editor, Split, or Preview with autosave, Chapters, Search, and export.
Mark Studio 1.2 · Native Markdown editor for Mac and iPad
Write Markdown. Stay in your files.
Mark Studio is a local-first editor for Markdown documents and Workspaces, with live Preview, navigation, search, and HTML and PDF export on Mac and iPad. No account is required, and you choose every external file or folder the app may access.
Version 1.2 · Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or iPadOS 17 or later. Available on the App Store.
Current release
What's new in 1.2
Mark Studio 1.2 comes to iPad and expands the Mac app with linked-document publishing, safe Workspace reorganization, and continuous Preview selection.
Publish linked documents
Export the active document and its reachable local Markdown links as one navigable standalone file or a predictable collection of HTML pages and assets.
Reshape the Workspace
Drag files, supported assets, or folders onto another folder. Mark Studio preflights the move, preserves open context, and rewrites relative references.
Select across Preview
Copy continuously across paragraphs, lists, quotes, tables, and code while responsive tables keep their dedicated copy and export actions.
Also added in 1.1
Safe Workspace file operations, inserted image assets, session restoration, conflict-aware autosave, Settings, portable HTML export, and fenced-code highlighting made the local-first workflow complete.
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Built around your workspace
Workspace navigation
Open any folder as a Workspace on Mac or iPad. Browse and search Markdown files, organize the tree, or jump to headings with Chapters.
Live split preview
Editor and rendered Preview work side by side on both platforms. The iPad layout adapts to available width; Mac adds click-sync and continuous selection.
Export and share
Export a portable Standalone HTML file or HTML + Assets. Print or export to PDF, or share the Markdown source and rendered PDF from the toolbar.
Quick Look integration
On Mac, select any .md file in Finder and press Space to see a fully rendered preview without opening the app.
What's included
- Native iPad app with Files, autosave, Editor, Split, Preview, Chapters, Workspace Search, and export
- Markdown editing with synchronized live preview and scroll sync
- Fenced code syntax highlighting in Preview, Quick Look, HTML, and PDF
- Workspace Search — search text or raw source across all Markdown files
- Workspace file and folder creation, rename, duplicate, and recoverable Move to Trash
- Image paste and Finder drop with safe relative assets and collision-free names
- Session restoration for open tabs, navigation history, display mode, and sidebar context
- Conflict-safe autosave that preserves local text when another app changes the file
- Settings for editor defaults, Preview theme, inserted images, and HTML export
- Document Chapters sidebar — table of contents from headings, with navigation
- Table copy as rich text, TSV, or CSV; export to file
- Broken-link detection with a status-bar issue list
- Back and Forward toolbar navigation through opened linked documents
- Open Recent remembers Workspaces by folder name
- Symbolic-link support — edits go to the link target, link is preserved
- Automatic file reload when a document changes in another app
- PDF export and print using the rendered preview
- Standalone HTML and HTML + Assets export with local-reference preflight
- macOS share sheet with Markdown source or PDF output
Privacy and support
Mark Studio does not require an account and operates on files you choose. New documents can use the app's iCloud Drive folder when available; external file and folder permissions stay on each device, and document content is not sent to the developer.