Unmarked FAQ

Short answer: Unmarked is free forever, with no account and no tracking, and it makes no network connections of its own. Your files stay on your Mac, and it works offline.

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Is Unmarked really free?

Yes. Unmarked is free forever, with no paid tier. Download it and use all of it.

Does Unmarked track me or need an account?

No. There's no account, no analytics, no tracking of any kind. Unmarked makes no network connections of its own, so nothing about you or your files is sent anywhere. The app's own sandbox permissions back this up: it can read and write the files you open, remember them, and print. The Security page shows how to check it yourself.

Where are my files stored?

On your Mac, exactly where you put them. Unmarked opens a file in place and saves changes back to that same file. It never makes a hidden copy, and nothing goes to a server. If a file lives in iCloud Drive or Dropbox, that's your sync handling it, not Unmarked.

What happens if another app changes my file?

Unmarked shows the new version a moment later and keeps your place, in Read and in Write. The other app can be an AI assistant, a script, git, or another editor. Typing you haven't saved yet is never replaced. When another app changes your file covers the details.

Does Unmarked work offline?

Always. Unmarked has no online features, so there's nothing to be offline from. It works the same on a plane as it does at your desk.

Is Unmarked a native Mac app?

Yes. Unmarked is written in Swift with AppKit and SwiftUI, Apple's own frameworks for Mac apps. The editor and the reader are drawn natively, not shown as a web page in a window. Installed, the whole app is about 15 MB, and the direct download is 7.4 MB.

What files can Unmarked open?

Markdown files (.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd) and plain text (.txt). It reads standard CommonMark, plus GitHub's tables, task lists and strikethrough, and YAML frontmatter (shown as a properties panel).

Does Unmarked sync across my devices?

No, and that's the design. Unmarked reads and writes the files on your Mac. Keep those files in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or another synced folder and they'll reach your other devices that way. Unmarked opens them wherever they are.

Which Mac do I need?

macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later, on either Apple silicon or Intel. The app is a universal build, so it runs natively on both.

Does Unmarked open a whole folder of notes?

It opens one document at a time, by design. Unmarked is built to be the best place on the Mac to read and write a single Markdown file. If you want a workspace with folders, backlinks, and a knowledge graph, a dedicated notes app is the better fit.

Can Unmarked present a Markdown file as slides?

Yes. Press ⌥⌘P or click the play button and headings and dividers become full-screen slides. There is no separate deck file. The Present guide has the slide-break rules and controls.

Does Unmarked render math?

Yes. Unmarked typesets math in Read mode, on slides and in exports. Here's how to write it.

Do footnotes render?

Not yet. A footnote ([^1]) shows as the plain text you typed. What Unmarked does not render yet has the details.

Why does an image show as text in brackets?

The image is linked from the web (https://…), and Unmarked doesn't fetch anything from the web, so it shows the alt text in its place. Pictures stored next to your file, like assets/photo.png, render normally. Why remote images show as alt text has the fix.