GHS Markdown Editor (Tauri)

"Mike and the Machine"

A fast, native Windows Markdown editor built with Tauri 2, React 19, and CodeMirror 6. Part of the GHS Markdown Ecosystem.

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Features

Editor

• Multi-tab — open multiple documents simultaneously; tabs persist across sessions
• Drag and drop — drag .md files onto the window to open them in new tabs
• CodeMirror 6 with full Markdown syntax highlighting harmonized with the preview
• Full toolbar — headings, bold, italic, code, links, tables, lists, and more
• Right-click context menu — formatting, heading submenu, word wrap, line numbers, clipboard, save
• Code Block language picker — select or change a language on any fenced code block
• Word Wrap and Show Line Numbers — toggleable, persisted across sessions

Preview

• Live split preview with anchor-based scroll sync — both directions, interpolated
• Pop-out preview window — detach into its own floating window with live scroll sync
• Click any heading in the preview to jump the editor to that line
• GFM tables rendered correctly
• Syntax highlighting in fenced code blocks

Navigation

• Document Topology sidebar — heading structure with word counts and active section highlight
• Command Palette (Ctrl+K) — fuzzy search across commands, headings, snippets, recent files
• Smart Gutter — scroll position indicator and live word count between panes

File Management

• Native open / save / save-as dialogs
• Recent files list (up to 20, persisted)
• Configurable auto-save — Off / 30s / 1m / 2m / 5m (default Off)
• Draft recovery — unsaved content recovered on next launch
• .md file association — no admin rights required; works with portable .exe
• Singleton — double-clicking a .md file routes to the existing instance

Snippets & History

• Snippet library — 10 built-in snippets; insert at cursor from the sidebar
• Snippet Studio — create, edit, and tag your own snippets
• Version Timeline — every Ctrl+S creates a snapshot; browse and restore from the sidebar

Export

• HTML (Styled or Clean), PDF, Plain Text, Copy Markdown
• Export Dialog (Ctrl+Shift+E) — all options in one place

Customization

• GHS Dark and GHS Ink (light) themes
• 10 accent color presets — updates all accents app-wide instantly
• Font size slider — 12–20px, live preview
• Editor font — Cascadia Code, Consolas, Georgia, Arial
• GHS-styled search panel (Ctrl+F) with match highlighting

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+N	New Tab
Ctrl+O	Open File
Ctrl+S	Save
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save As
Ctrl+B	Bold
Ctrl+I	Italic
Ctrl+`	Inline Code
Ctrl+Shift+K	Code Block
Ctrl+K	Command Palette
Ctrl+Shift+E	Export Dialog
Ctrl+F	Find / Replace
F1	Help

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Downloads

See the latest release for:

• markdown-tauri.exe — portable, no install required
• GHS Markdown Editor_x64_en-US.msi — Windows Installer
• GHS Markdown Editor_x64-setup.exe — NSIS installer

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System Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
• WebView2 runtime (included with Windows 11; auto-installed on Windows 10)

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GHS Markdown Ecosystem

App	Stack
Web	React 18 / Firebase
Windows WPF	C# / .NET 8 / WPF
Cross-Platform	.NET 10 / Avalonia
Tauri (this)	Rust / Tauri 2 / React 19

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Built By

Mike Head — architecture, direction, product vision Claude (Anthropic) — implementation engine

Every architectural decision made by a human. Every line of code generated by AI.

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License

MIT