Inline live preview
Markdown formats the moment you type it. Only the line under your cursor shows raw source — the rest is already the document.
Rune is a focused, fast markdown writer for desktop. Code, diagrams, math, and tables turn live as you type — while the page stays calm. Built in Rust.
Your folder in the sidebar, your documents in tabs, your words rendered as you write — no split pane, no preview window. This is the whole app.
On Craft
Good tools disappear. They hold the work without asking to be admired — the way a well-balanced pen is felt only in the line it leaves. Rune is built on that idea: the markdown formats the moment you type it, and only the line under your cursor shows its raw source.
A small grammar
Structure is not a cage. A heading, a list, a fenced block — each is a promise about what comes next. Write the grammar and the meaning follows.
fn render(line: &str) -> Block {
match classify(line) {
Kind::Heading(n) => Block::heading(n, line),
Kind::Fence => Block::code(line),
// everything else is prose
_ => Block::paragraph(line),
}
} Structure creates freedom. The form is what lets the thought run.
What renders, in place
| Block | Renders as | Live |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Syntax highlight | Yes |
| Math | KaTeX | Yes |
| Diagram | Mermaid | Yes |
A live taste of Rune's inline preview. Click any line to edit it — the line you're on shows raw markdown, the rest stay formatted. No split pane, no toggle.
inline live preview
Markdown formats the moment you type it. Only the line under your cursor shows raw source — the rest is already the document.
Syntax-highlighted code, Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math, and GFM tables render exactly where you write them.
Open a folder, browse the tree, keep many documents in Chrome-like tabs. Debounced autosave.
⌘K for anything. Full-text search across the whole workspace.
Self-contained HTML and print-ready PDF.
English · 한국어 · 日本語 · 简体中文, detected from your OS.
Paste or drop — saved beside your document, shown inline.
Rust core, native webview. Opens instantly, sips memory.
Stay on the keyboard. Press F1 in the app for the full list.
Free and open source · v0.1.3 · macOS, Windows, Linux.
| macOS · Apple Silicon | .dmg |
|---|---|
| macOS · Intel | .dmg |
| Windows · 10 / 11 | .msi · .exe |
| Linux · x86-64 | .deb · .rpm · .AppImage |