Flo StateLive preview
Markdown renders as you type. The syntax on the line you’re editing stays visible; everywhere else it gets out of the way.
A minimalist, no-frills, native macOS markdown editor.
Pure Swift. No web view, no Electron: opens instantly, uses almost no CPU or memory, and your notes stay plain markdown files.
Free and open source · macOS 14 or later
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Here's to the crazy ones
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Here's to the crazy ones
The misfits.The rebels.The troublemakers.The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules.And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them,glorify or vilify them.About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They push the human race forward.
While some may see them as the crazy ones,we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to thinkthey can change the world, are the ones who do.
51MB memory, 0.0% CPU usage.
Flo Statenative51 MB
ObsidianElectron92 MB
WriterTauri196 MB
NotionElectron1,825 MB
Flo Statenative0.0%
ObsidianElectron0.03%
WriterTauri3.0%
NotionElectron14.6%
Even rebuilt it 1:1 as a mini web app so you can try it here.
Man I love AI sm.
Features
Daily notes
⌘⇧D jumps to today’s entry, adding a dated heading if it isn’t there yet.
Heading folding
Collapse any section to its heading, so long documents stay easy to move around in.
Wiki links & autocomplete
Type [[ to link another note and pick it from the suggestions. Aliases, heading links and image embeds work too.
Tables
Plain GitHub-flavoured markdown tables, rendered as real tables with column alignment.
Mermaid diagrams
Flowcharts and sequence diagrams drawn right in the note from a fenced code block.
Images
Paste or drop an image: it’s saved in an attachments folder next to your note and shown inline.
Plain files on disk
Every note is a .md file in a folder you choose, including iCloud Drive. No database, no lock-in.
Customizable themes
Light and dark themes, each with its own background, text, heading and accent colours, fonts and contrast. Start from a preset or make your own.
Open source
The code is on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 licence. Read it, build it, send a pull request.
github.com/Altimor/flo-stateQuestions
Any plans on releasing a Linux / Windows version?
What? No.
Where are my notes stored?
Wherever you want. Flo State opens a folder of plain .md files, in any location, including iCloud Drive. Other apps, scripts and Git can read and edit them too.
Is it free?
Yes. Flo State is free and open source, under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Which versions of macOS does it support?
macOS 14 Sonoma and later.
Can I use it with my existing Obsidian vault?
Yes. A vault is a folder of markdown files, so you can open the same folder in Flo State. Wiki links, image embeds and front matter are supported.
Does it sync?
Flo State doesn’t run a sync service. Put your notebook in iCloud Drive (or Dropbox, or a Git repository) and it syncs the way any other files do.