Shoe Choo

A distraction-free Markdown editor for macOS. Live preview, focus mode, and a clean writing experience.

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Seamless Editing

Live preview — Markdown is rendered inline as you type, just like Typora
Clean, minimal interface that stays out of your way
Subtle syntax highlighting without visual clutter

Writing Focus

Focus mode dims everything except the current paragraph
Typewriter scrolling keeps the active line centered on screen
Immersive full-screen writing with no distractions

Markdown

Full Markdown support — headings, lists, tables, code blocks, math (LaTeX), footnotes
Drag & drop or paste images directly into your document
Export as Markdown, HTML, or PDF

General

Native macOS app built with Swift & SwiftUI
Full support for light and dark mode
Low memory usage, instant launch

Installation

Download from GitHub Releases, unzip, move to Applications, and launch.

Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.

This app is not notarized. macOS will block it on first launch.

Run in Terminal: xattr -cr /Applications/shoechoo.app

Or: try to open the app → System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway

FAQ

Is it safe to use?: Yes. The source code is fully available on GitHub. You can review and build it yourself.
Can I get support?: You can reach us at support@shoechoo.com. Bug reports and feature requests are accepted as pull requests on GitHub.
Will there be an iOS version?: Yes, an iOS / iPadOS version with iCloud sync is on the roadmap.