MarkLite Markdown Viewer/Editor Version 0.5.0 Released

MarkLite version 0.5.0 has been released with refactoring of the keyboard handler and markdown viewer code to keep pushing the program to be light and fast, also new a feature to support GitLib specift markdown extensions.

MarkLite is an open-source, lightweight Markdown Viewer and Editor for Linux. I wrote MarkLite out of frustration for having to load a feature-heavy Markdown editor to just view or make a quick change. I developed MarkLite in Dart/Flutter and it was one of my first attempts to write a platform application in that language/framework combination.

Overview

Basically the way MarkLite works is it opens in a viewer mode. You can either read the Markdown document then close it or simply click the Edit button to edit it. Edit mode is a full features edit with features like Find, Goto Line, Line Numbers, Syntax Highlighting and Key Commands.

Features

• Lightweight application that loads fast.
• Can be set as your default viewer for Markdown files.
• Viewer/Editor modes.
• Offers a light and dark mode.
• Editor has basic functionality for quick edits.
• Common keyboard shortcuts in editor.
• Find/Replace in editor.
• GoTo Line feature in editor.
• Line numbering in editor for convenience.
• Markdown syntax highlighting in editor.

MarkLite is currently avalible in .deb, .rpm, and snap packages.

Final Thoughts

Remember that MarkLite is a lightweight viewer/editor and does not have the full editor/IDE dynamic syntax analysis and other features. This application is focused on being a fast viewer with light editing, not a feature rich editor.

You can read more and download the package or snap at the MarkLite website.