editxr — a WYSIWYG Markdown editor for the terminal

editxr

A WYSIWYG Markdown editor for the terminal.
100% Swift, zero dependencies. macOS, Linux & Windows.
AI Assistant integrated. Use any LLM you like.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pixdeo/editxr/main/install.sh | bash

Short clips of editxr in use: live Markdown rendering, AI section editing as an inline diff, navigable links between files, themes, focus mode, the rendered/raw toggle, incremental find, and instant startup.

Renders as you type

AI section editing

Linked notes (wikilinks)

Themes, light or dark

Focus mode

Rendered ↔ raw

Incremental find

Opens instantly

# What it does

Renders as you type

Headings, lists, tables, and code styled in place — not in a split preview. The line you're on stays plain, editable text.

AI edits you review

Select a section, describe the change, and accept or reject it as a red/green inline diff. No chat thread, nothing lands unapproved.

Linked, like Obsidian

[[wikilinks]] and [](file.md) links render collapsed and open in a tab on Ctrl+]. Fuzzy-find any file with Ctrl+O, cycle tabs, jump back with Ctrl+[ — a whole notes folder, navigable without leaving the shell.

Bring your own model

LM Studio (local), OpenAI, OpenRouter, or an offline mock that needs no backend at all.

12 themes, light or dark

Clay, Dracula, Nord, Catppuccin, Tokyo Night and more — picked from a rounded command palette.

Fast & dependency-free

A native Swift binary. It opens instantly and stays fast on large files. macOS, Linux & Windows.

Everything else

Incremental find, HTML export, syntax highlighting, word wrap, and per-file cursor memory.

# How it works

editxr notes.md — open or create a file.
Type. It renders live; the cursor line stays raw.
Ctrl+Space — ask AI for an edit, review the diff, press y to keep it.
Ctrl+S and you're done.

# Install

One line (downloads the prebuilt binary for your platform; falls back to source):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pixdeo/editxr/main/install.sh | bash

Homebrew:

brew install pixdeo/tap/editxr

Or grab a package from the releases:

Platform	Package
macOS · Apple Silicon + Intel	`editxr-<version>-macos-universal.zip` Signed & notarised universal binary.
Linux · x86_64	`editxr-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz` Static (musl) — runs on any distro, no Swift runtime needed.
Linux · aarch64	`editxr-<version>-linux-aarch64.tar.gz` Static (musl) — runs on any distro, no Swift runtime needed.
Windows · x64	`editxr-<version>-windows-x64.zip` Self-contained (exe + Swift runtime). Runs on Intel/AMD and on Windows on ARM via emulation. Best in Windows Terminal.