# A quiet Markdown viewer

> Inkwell renders Markdown like a finished document, in the app and in Quick Look.

By Arturo Díaz · 2026-10-10 · https://arturodiaz.com/writing/inkwell/

I read far more Markdown than I write. READMEs, notes, plans that agents leave behind. Opening them in an editor shows raw text, and opening them in a browser means an extension or a build step.

[Inkwell](/inkwell/) opens any `.md` file and shows it typeset: tables, task lists, code and footnotes, in light or dark.

## Space to preview, ⌘E to edit

Select a Markdown file in Finder and press <kbd>Space</kbd>. Quick Look shows the rendered page instead of raw text.

When you do want to change something, <kbd>⌘E</kbd> flips between the rendered page and a plain editor. Each keeps its place, and changes save as you go.

## Light on battery

Pages render natively in a few milliseconds, with no scripts running. Nothing happens in the background while you read or type.