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Show HN: Werner – A native Markdown editor for macOS with four view modes
I built Werner because I wanted a Markdown editor that didn't make me choose between plain files I own and a writing experience that actually feels good. Most apps pick one side: either a glorified textarea over .md files, or a "nice" editor that swallows my notes into a proprietary database.<p>Werner stores plain .md files in folders you choose, but offers four ways to work with them, switchable per-document:<p>Source — CodeMirror 6 with markdown syntax highlighting<p>Split — source + live preview<p>Preview — rendered output only<p>Interactive — a real WYSIWYG (TipTap 3) that round-trips to clean GFM<p>The interactive mode was the hardest part. TipTap's default Markdown serializer mangles GFM features I care about — table column alignment (:---:), task lists, strikethrough, hard breaks (two-space convention). So I wrote a custom ProseMirror→Markdown serializer that handles all of them and survives round-trips without diff churn.<p>A few other things that might be of interest:<p>Unified search across all four modes. One query, three adapters (CM6 search API, a custom ProseMirror decoration plugin, DOM <mark> injection for the preview). Query persists when you switch modes.<p>Stack: Tauri (Rust backend), React + TypeScript, Tailwind v4 with an OKLCH-based token system, shadcn/ui. Markdown rendering happens in Rust via IPC.<p>Mac App Store sandbox done properly. Security-scoped bookmarks for "open this folder and remember it," with a reconnect flow when bookmarks fail (e.g., external drive unmounted).<p>No lock-in. Files stay where you put them. Delete the app and your notes are still just .md files in folders.<p>It's on the Mac App Store: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/werner/id6758157982?mt=12">https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/werner/id6758157982?mt=12</a>. Free<p>Things I know I haven't solved yet: No plugins yet, no realtime collaboration, no vim mode, no Win/Linux builds yet.<p>Happy to dig into any of it — the GFM serializer, the search architecture, the sandbox bookmarks, the Tauri tradeoffs vs. Electron, or anything else
Werner is a technically impressive solo-developer project solving a genuine friction point in Markdown editing (GFM fidelity), but it faces an extremely saturated market with low barriers to entry for incumbents. While the engineering craft is high, it currently lacks the traction, team scale, and platform defensibility necessary for venture-scale investment.