Explore

This page groups the main Vanilla Markdown pages by what they are for: practical use cases, product explanations, and direct comparisons.

Start with the kind of question you have, then pick the right page instead of wandering through a pile of unrelated links.

Use cases

Start with the practical pages

Markdown viewer for Mac

The main positioning page for the macOS app.

Open Markdown files on Mac

The practical file-opening and supported-extension page.

Read local README files

The page for project docs, linked folders, and README workflows.

Explanations

Then the pages that explain the product

Reference

A direct reference for rendering, navigation, folders, and search.

Viewer vs editor

Why Vanilla is intentionally read-only.

FAQ

Answers about pricing, offline use, file support, and privacy.

Comparisons

And the pages for side-by-side choices

Marked 2 alternative

Compare Vanilla with a pure preview companion for another editor.

Bear alternative

Compare Vanilla with a polished note-taking app and subscription model.

Obsidian alternative

Compare a focused viewer with a broader notes workspace.