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# LitSquare Ink MD

Built for writing on macOS

A full-screen intro, then the whole product story.

LitSquare Ink MD starts simple on the first screen, then opens into a deeper native toolset for writing, browsing Markdown projects, previewing, exporting, citations, transcripts, Mac-native automation, and AI-assisted editing.

Core Editing

  • Markdown editor built on AppKit and TextKit 2 for large-text editing.
  • Multi-window document workflow through macOS DocumentGroup.
  • Opens and edits .md, .mdx, .srt, .vtt, and plain text files.
  • Live Markdown styling for headings, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, inline code, fenced code, and optional ==highlight==.
  • Formatting commands and shortcuts for bold, italic, bold+italic, underline, strikethrough, inline code, highlight, cycle heading, and remove heading.
  • Show Invisibles toggle.
  • Built-in find bar with next, previous, and use-selection-for-find.
  • Table of contents sidebar with heading-level filters and jump-to-heading.
  • Document and selection counts, including token estimates.
  • Dictation and text-to-speech for the selection or whole document.
  • Auto-reload of clean documents changed on disk.
  • Experimental dynamic untitled filename suggestions.

Project Palette [v2]

  • Open Markdown folders in a companion explorer window without replacing the focused editor.
  • Browse folders, Markdown files, headings, citations, tags, resources, and Git status.
  • Create, open, and manage OKF Knowledge Bundles out of the box.
  • Expand Markdown files, filter visible heading levels, and keep H1 headings visible.
  • Copy or drag Markdown links to files and headings back into the active document.
  • Project indexing supports OKF bundles, books, documentation sets, notes, general Markdown folders, and local Git repository clones.

Preview and Export

  • Separate live Preview window.
  • Markdown preview with syntax highlighting, math via KaTeX, footnotes, relative links, and optional highlight syntax.
  • Preview templates that affect preview, print, HTML export, and PDF export.
  • Template import, remove, and reveal actions in Settings.
  • Export as HTML, PDF, RTF, and Word .docx.
  • Copy as rich text.
  • Create email using a rich-text body.

Insert and Reference Tools

  • Insert footnotes and named footnotes.
  • Insert images, links, and audio, video, or PDF media links.
  • Zotero integration for citations and footnotes from citations.
  • Image preview actions that create a caption or extract text under the image.
  • Insert Image as Text and Paste Image as Text using Apple Intelligence.
  • Smart pasted-image filename suggestions on supported macOS versions.

AI Features

  • Prompt window that runs on the selection, current paragraph, or full document.
  • Built-in commands for Proofread, Rewrite for clarity, Custom prompt, Summarize, Translate, Generate outline, Generate title options, Extract glossary, Extract actions, Generate front matter, Ask this document, and Convert to checklist.
  • Diff view before applying AI changes.
  • Support for Apple Intelligence, Ollama, and OpenAI-compatible APIs.
  • Per-command model settings and Keychain-backed API key storage.
  • Guardrails for proofread output and code-block preservation.

Transcript and Subtitle Tools

  • Import transcript from audio or video with macOS speech recognition.
  • Output transcript as Markdown, WebVTT, or SubRip.
  • Live transcription preview while importing.
  • Adjustable subtitle cue duration.
  • Remembers the last transcription language.

Settings, Themes, and Help

  • Settings tabs for General, Editor, Zotero, AI, Command, Theme, and Performance.
  • Adjustable editor font size, line height, wrap lines, reading mode, preview behavior, and export settings.
  • Theme editing with per-role colors plus JSON import and export via litsquareink.config.json.
  • Help center with in-app Markdown tutorials, what’s new, and Markdown flavor guides.
  • Custom litsquareink:// deep links for opening files and folders.

Automation

Automate Ink from AppleScript with the new command-only Ink Scripting dictionary. Read or update Markdown, append notes, format the current selection, and export HTML, PDF, RTF, or DOCX from scripts and automation tools.

  • AppleScript support for Script Editor, osascript, Raycast, Alfred, Keyboard Maestro, shell scripts, and other Apple Events clients.
  • List open documents, get current document text, replace text, append text, read or replace the selection, format the selection, and export documents.
  • Export HTML, PDF, RTF, or DOCX from scripts without showing a save panel.
  • Targets the active document by default, with exact targeting by document ID or file path.
  • [v2] Build Shortcuts that act on open projects, then run them from Siri through App Intents. Search indexed project files, headings, citations, and tags alongside the existing document actions.
  • Remote AI providers stay blocked unless you explicitly allow them for a Shortcut run. No local server required. Ink receives user-authorized Apple Events and App Intents, keeping automation native to macOS. 
osascript -e 'tell application "LitSquare MD" to get ink text'
osascript -e 'tell application "LitSquare MD" to append ink text "Next note" separator double newline'
osascript -e 'tell application "LitSquare MD" to export ink document as PDF'

Ready to write

Download LitSquare Ink MD for macOS.

Stay in plain text, keep your Markdown readable, and reach for preview, export, transcripts, citations, project browsing, automation, or AI only when you need them.

Download on the App Store