Lightning-fast Markdown editor. 10x smaller than Electron apps.

Electron apps are gas-guzzling SUVs. BoltDown is a Tesla.

BoltDown is a native desktop Markdown editor built with Tauri 2.0 and Rust. It launches instantly, stays light on memory, and gives you a complete writing experience — without the Electron baggage.

• Live Preview — WYSIWYG editing that renders Markdown as you type. Bold, italic, headings, links, and images display inline with real formatting.
• Split View — Source code on the left, rendered preview on the right, with synchronized scrolling.
• Source Mode — Clean, distraction-free code editing when you want full control.
• Zen Mode 🧘 — Full-screen writing with nothing but your text. Press Escape to return.

• Math 🧮 — LaTeX equations with KaTeX. Inline $E=mc^2$ and block $$...$$ with real-time rendering.
• Diagrams 📊 — Mermaid flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts, and more — rendered live in the editor.
• Code Blocks 💻 — Syntax highlighting for 100+ languages with language badges, autocomplete, and boundary navigation.
• Tables 📋 — Interactive WYSIWYG table editing. Add/remove rows and columns, set alignment, resize — all in place.
• Table of Contents 🗂️ — Type [TOC] anywhere to generate a linked table of contents from your headings.

• Tabs — Work with multiple files at once. Drag, rename, close — with unsaved change indicators.
• File Tree 📂 — Sidebar with folder navigation, file icons by type, and context menus for file operations.
• Outline Panel — Navigate your document by heading structure.
• Find & Replace 🔍 — Full-featured search with regex, case sensitivity, whole word matching, and live match counter.
• Focus Mode 🎯 — Dims all lines except where your cursor is, helping you concentrate on the current paragraph.
• Typewriter Mode ⌨️ — Keeps your active line vertically centered as you type.
• Vim Mode 🖥️ — Optional vim keybindings with :w, :q, :wq commands. CJK users get automatic input method switching (Normal → English, Insert → restore previous).
• Auto-Save 💾 — Configurable automatic saving so you never lose work.
• Spellcheck ✏️ — Native spellcheck with underline indicators.
• Export 📤 — Save your work as HTML or PDF.

• 6 Built-in Themes — Bolt, Sepia, Nord, Contrast, Meadow, and Vivid — each with light and dark variants.
• Custom CSS — Write your own CSS overrides with a built-in editor, live preview, and reference guide.
• Editor Settings — Font family, font size, line height, tab size, line numbers, and more.

• Full keyboard navigation throughout the app
• WAI-ARIA compliant tabs, menus, dialogs, and form controls
• Screen reader support with live regions for status updates
• prefers-reduced-motion respected

Download the .dmg file from the latest release, open it, and drag BoltDown to your Applications folder.

💡 Apple Silicon and Intel — We provide separate builds for each architecture for the best native performance.

xattr -cr /Applications/BoltDown.app

Download the .msi installer from the latest release and run it.

Download the .AppImage or .deb package from the latest release.

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i boltdown_*.deb

# AppImage (any distro)
chmod +x BoltDown_*.AppImage
./BoltDown_*.AppImage

• Node.js 20+
• Rust (stable)
• Tauri CLI 2.0

git clone https://github.com/ai-screams/BoltDown.git
cd BoltDown
npm install
npm run tauri:dev

# Build for your current platform
npm run tauri:build

# macOS DMG only
npm run tauri build -- --bundles dmg

# Validate before committing
npm run validate

src/              ⚛️  React frontend (components, stores, hooks)
src-tauri/        🦀  Rust backend (file ops, settings, IME)
.docs/            📚  Documentation (ADR, PRD, planning)
tests/            🧪  E2E tests (Playwright)

We welcome contributions! Please read our Contributing Guide for details on:

• Development setup and workflow
• Code style and architecture guidelines
• Commit message conventions (Conventional Commits with 25 scopes)
• Pull request requirements (squash merge, 1 PR = 1 purpose)
• Testing instructions

Pre-commit hooks (Husky + lint-staged + commitlint) enforce quality automatically.

MIT — Copyright 2026 PignuAnte (Ai-Scream)