Working on a md file eidtor for average users to use, by click buttons like MS word.

https://hellomdx.com/

- Built with Tauri — installer is small and start-up is near-instant on all three OSes. - No accounts, no telemetry, no MDX server in the loop. Sync goes through whatever cloud folder you already have (iCloud / Drive / Dropbox / a plain directory). - Tab-to-accept ghost-writing is bring-your-own-key

- Exports to PDF, HTML, DOCX. Tables, math, diagrams, code blocks all live behind toolbar buttons — no syntax to memorise.

Hope to have some people like it and use it.

Might be worthwhile to note that Google Docs now supports Export to Markdown

Any plans to support mobile as well? I'm lookimg to replace OmniNotes on Android.

good idea, i am thinking about it, but i guess it will be not that rich in formatting like the desktop app, the architecture design here using "vault" is a 'problem' for extend to mobile, maybe a lightweight re-designed version :-)

I would not mind less formatting features, in as much as editing on mobile does not mess with the desktop version.

Rather, usability on mobile would be a key priority for me. I find OmniNotes very nice for mobile. The primary reason to move away is limitations on synchronizing with desktop (I use SyncThing). On the other hand, I find Obsidian for mobile not very mobile-friendly.

PS: I had attempted to code such an app using Flutter (text-only first), however, ran into issues with security permissions on Android, and gave up after some 6-7 days of struggling with it.

Academic skills requires proper tools as well, since many research papers are either behind paywalls or protected by bot-detection systems.