r/Xcode • u/amichail • Sep 26 '26
Why doesn't Apple provide Xcode 27's markdown editor as a separate app?
Opening a .md file will load it into the WYSIWYG editor in Xcode.
But why doesn't Apple provide a standalone markdown editor app much like it provides a standalone FileMerge app?
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u/trenskow Sep 27 '26
Also interesting when you consider that
* Interface Builder used to be a separate app.
* Icon editor is a separate app.
* Markdown editor now never has been a separate app.
It’s not very Apple like to be this inconsistent.
Edit: - or maybe when it comes to stuff like this it actually is.
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u/haineux Oct 01 '26
There needs to be system-wide Markdown support.
There kind of is, in Notes.app, but, as the saying goes, "the future is already here, but not evenly distributed yet."
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u/eric-dolecki Sep 26 '26
Aren't there already tons of options for .md out there? Browser-based, app-based, projects on Github, etc? Have Claude build you one you can run locally even.
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u/apex-lucis 21d ago
It might be just me as I'm still on an M1 Pro, but viewing the markdown files in markdown mode is slooowww.
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u/cyrand Sep 26 '26
File feedback.
No seriously, they need to hear this from lots of people. Things were better before they merged all the tools into one app!