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Swift-Markdown-engine – A Native macOS Markdown editor on TextKit 2
TextKit 2 + SwiftUI bridging that actually ships in a production writing app.
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lucachen
201mo ago
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A native AppKit Markdown editor for macOS, built on TextKit 2 and bridged to SwiftUI.
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I open-sourced a macOS native Markdown rendering engine
by jacobchen7·Jul 16, 2026·4 points·2 comments
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TextKit 2 engine with wiki-link roundtripping beats generic WebView wrappers.
Strengths
- •Two-form wiki-link storage handles display names versus internal IDs cleanly.
- •Reading column mode lets wide tables break out while keeping text narrow.
- •Writing Tools integration on macOS 15.1 adds native AI polish without bloat.
Weaknesses
- •macOS 14+ requirement excludes users on older Intel machines immediately.
- •Embedder must supply LaTeX renderer and syntax highlighter, increasing integration work.
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Target Audience
macOS developers building note-taking or documentation apps
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