About mdedit.ai
mdedit.ai combines a Markdown editor with a workspace for technical content, covering drafting, review and publishing of documentation, articles and notes. It runs in the browser and also as a local-first desktop app, so documents can stay on your own machine as portable Markdown files.
AI help works as suggestions instead of silent rewrites: the editor shows a proposed change as a diff, such as a tighter opening sentence, and you accept or reject it. Teammates can comment on passages, reply and resolve threads, and co-edit a document live. Documents can be exported to Markdown, Word or PDF, or published from inside the editor, and code blocks and Mermaid diagrams render in place.
The product is offered on several surfaces: a desktop app, a mobile app, a CLI, agents and plugins, a browser extension and a VS Code extension. Its site speaks to technical writers, developers, students and technical content teams, and lets visitors try the editor without signing up. It is a commercial hosted product with a separate pricing page.
Key features
- AI suggestions shown as accept or reject diffs
- Live comments with replies and resolve
- Real-time co-editing of documents
- Local-first desktop app with portable Markdown
- Export to Markdown, Word and PDF
- Publish directly from the editor
- Mermaid diagram and code block rendering
Good fit for
- Technical writers drafting documentation
- Developers writing READMEs and guides
- Students and researchers keeping Markdown notes
- Technical content teams reviewing drafts together
mdedit.ai: questions and answers
- What is mdedit.ai used for?
- mdedit.ai is a Markdown workspace for technical writers, developers and students, with AI edits you approve, live comments and a local-first desktop app. It is a good fit for technical writers drafting documentation, developers writing READMEs and guides, and students and researchers keeping Markdown notes.
- Is mdedit.ai free?
- Yes. mdedit.ai has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6.99 per month.
- Is mdedit.ai open source?
- No. mdedit.ai is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include WitNote, MarkText and SiYuan.
- What are some alternatives to mdedit.ai?
- mdedit.ai competes with Typora, Obsidian and iA Writer.
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