METN

Metn means text.

mətn text

A native Markdown editor for Mac. Write notes, READMEs, and technical documentation with code blocks and diagrams.

Download for macOS

macOS 13+ · Free · No account

Metn’s editor, with a Markdown document and local project folders in the sidebar.

One file, two views. Write the source, read the result.

Edit

Release dashboard in Metn’s Markdown editor, with tasks, a table, Swift code, and Mermaid source.

Preview

The same Release dashboard in Preview, rendering a checklist, table, Mermaid flowchart, Swift code, and pie chart.

Links & backlinks

Link any note to another. Each note keeps a list of the notes that link back to it.

Release routine Save queue Link Backlink
A note in Metn with a rendered diagram, links to other notes and a Backlinks control in the status bar.

Tags & graph

Tag notes in their front matter. Browse a tag as a list, or see how tags connect your notes as a graph.

tags: [reading] #reading
Metn’s Tags graph, connecting notes about writing, design, engineering, research, reading, and everyday life.

Search

Jump to a note by name, or search inside every file in your Spaces.

queue Document sessions Save queue queue Preview pipeline Reading queue queue
Metn’s Quick Open panel over a note, listing notes from two Spaces with the Space each one belongs to.

Themes

Choose a palette that’s comfortable for a long session.

Aa Light Aa Gruvbox Light Aa One Light Aa Sunset Aa Dark Modern Aa Sequoia Monochrome Aa Vesper Aa Qara Aa Alabaster Dark
  • Light
  • Gruvbox Light
  • One Light
  • Sunset
  • Dark Modern
  • Sequoia Monochrome
  • Vesper
  • Qara
  • Alabaster Dark

Open Metn.
Start with a note.

Pick a folder and write. No account, no import.

Download for macOS
FilesPlain .md, left in your folders
RequiresmacOS 13 or later
Download7.3 MB