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MiaoYan

Tw93 · A native macOS Markdown notes app with local-first storage, focused editing, and a separate live preview.

CaskWriting & NotesAuto-updatesApple silicon · Intel
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30-day installs86#867 in App
1-year installs2KLast 365 days
Latest version4.5.0Sep 25 · Sep 25
Download size11MBarm64 / x86_64 · zip
Release cadenceEvery 2 weeks3 releases in 30 days

  1. 4.5.0

    LatestSep 25 · Fri

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 25 04:12

    Search now runs in the background. This release also changes note handling, font behavior, preview search, typography, and Settings.

    Search
    Background search; . and md no longer list every note.Preview search treats . and ( as plain text.
    Notes
    Opening a note on iPhone no longer changes its modified date.Trashed notes stay out of Recent and search; GBK notes open.The interface is fully translated into Chinese.
    Fonts & UI
    TsangerJinKai02 is the default; PingFang displays until it is installed.The code font follows the text font by default, for code blocks only.Settings was reorganized, including a page named Fonts.

  2. 4.3.2

    PatchSep 20 · Sun

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 20 10:09

    Fixes font selection so the chosen font applies to English as well as Chinese, and prevents font-picker category headings from being selected as fonts.

    Fonts
    The chosen font now applies to English and Chinese across a line.Font-picker category headings can no longer be selected as fonts.

  3. 4.3.0

    Sep 20 · Sun

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 20 07:20

    MiaoYan 4.3.0 raises the minimum requirement to macOS 12 and updates tables, PDF export, search, typography, and preview-mode restoration.

    Platform
    Requires macOS 12; 4.2.0 is the last release for macOS 11.Replaces the bundled commercial font with system typography.
    Editor
    Wide tables scroll horizontally and size columns to content.Inline math starting with a number no longer absorbs following text.iOS search covers the entire long note.
    Preview
    Dark-theme PDF exports use ink on white paper; highlights return.The search bar follows its panel colour in dark mode.Reopening a window restores its previous preview mode.

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