Original postOpening a .md file will load it into the WYSIWYG editor in Xcode.But why doesn't Apple provide a standalone markdown editor app much like it provides a standalone FileMerge app?
andsoitis1h agoHN ↗.md files are mostly (only?) used by engineers. Why build and maintain a second app when you already have something that does the job sufficiently?
amichail1h agoHN ↗It would be mostly the same code. But loading Xcode is overkill when you just want to edit a markdown file.
andsoitis50m agoHN ↗What if you used something like VSCode if you don't like Xcode?Or one of the many many others that exist? A quick google yielded this one for example: https://stackedit.ioBe resourceful :-)
platevoltage1h agoHN ↗You don’t love it when you open a file that is randomly associated with Xcode and you see that icon start to bounce?
But why doesn't Apple provide a standalone markdown editor app much like it provides a standalone FileMerge app?
.md files are mostly (only?) used by engineers. Why build and maintain a second app when you already have something that does the job sufficiently?
It would be mostly the same code. But loading Xcode is overkill when you just want to edit a markdown file.
Just use a plain text editor.
I like WYSIWYG editing.
What if you used something like VSCode if you don't like Xcode?
Or one of the many many others that exist? A quick google yielded this one for example: https://stackedit.io
Be resourceful :-)
You don’t love it when you open a file that is randomly associated with Xcode and you see that icon start to bounce?
As bad as accidentally clicking on a mailto: link and watching Mail.app spool up.