A block-based markup editor for Podlite with live preview. Available on Windows, Linux and macOS.
Download the latest release:
Also available from Mac App Store, Microsoft Store and Snap Store.
Press Enter to continue a list. Checkboxes and numbered markers carry over to the next item.
Tab increases nesting level. Shift+Tab decreases it. Works with plain lists, numbered lists and task lists.
Collapse =begin/=end blocks and =head sections to navigate large documents. Fold state is preserved between sessions.
Add :folded to any block to make it collapsible in preview. Use :!folded for expanded by default.
- smart list continuation on Enter with preserved type prefix (
[ ],#) - Tab / Shift+Tab to change nesting level
- code folding for
=begin/=endand=headsections (Ctrl+Shift+[ / Ctrl+Shift+]) - near-zero input latency on large documents
- syntax highlighting for Podlite markup
- text search (Cmd+F / Ctrl+F)
- live preview while you type
- split view (Cmd+. / Ctrl+.)
- full preview (Cmd+\ / Ctrl+\)
- collapsible blocks with
:foldedattribute - export to HTML and PDF
- session restore: cursor position, scroll, folds, view mode
- per-file view mode persistence (editor / split / preview)
- auto-reload when file changes on disk
- import from Markdown
=markdown— GitHub Flavored Markdown=Mermaid— diagrams and charts=formula— math formulas=picture— images and video=toc— table of contents=table— tables with:foldedsupport
Switch to GitHub Flavored Markdown inside a Podlite document:
=begin markdown
# Heading
*Write* the docs with the markup you __love__!
* item 1
* item 2
=end markdown
Render diagrams, flowcharts and sequence diagrams:
=begin Mermaid
graph LR
A-->B
B-->C
C-->A
D-->C
=end Mermaid
Try in pod6.in — Mermaid syntax reference
Generate a table of contents from headings:
=for toc :title('Table of contents')
head1, head2, head3
Embed images or video:
=picture photo.png
A caption for the image
This is an open source project. Feel free to fork and contribute.
Please submit pull requests against the develop branch to keep documentation in sync with the latest release.
Copyright (c) 2020–2026 Alexandr Zahatski
Released under a MIT License.
