MiaoYan vs Markflow

MiaoYan is a native Markdown note app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Your notes are plain Markdown files in a folder you choose, so what you write on the Mac opens on iPhone through iCloud Drive, folders and all. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. There is no account to create and nothing to import or export. Reading • Long notes are typeset like a book, with justified text, hyphenated English, and serif, sans or rounded faces in three sizes • Tables, footnotes, task lists, images, quotes and Mermaid diagrams render the way they do on the Mac • Code blocks are highlighted, and dark mode follows the system Writing • Plain Markdown, with headings, lists, links and code highlighted as you type • Every change is saved as you go; when another device edits the same note, MiaoYan asks which version to keep • A note moved to the Trash can be brought back with Undo for five seconds Library • Browse your iCloud Drive folders as they are, or open any folder from the Files app • Search matches note titles and the text inside them • On iPad, the note list and the page sit side by side

The markdown reader you've been missing. Markflow opens .md files from Files, Mail, Safari downloads, or the share sheet and renders them properly. GitHub-flavored markdown, syntax-highlighted code, mermaid diagrams, tables, task lists, and more. Originals are never touched. Edits live in memory until you explicitly Save, Save as New File, or Share a copy. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Open any .md, .markdown, or .mdown file from any app • Read with a clean, native preview • Edit with a markdown toolbar above the keyboard. Bold, italic, headings, lists, links, images, code, quotes, all one tap away. • Pinch to zoom in both Preview and Edit • Export an edited copy via the system share sheet • Tap Create to start a new blank file, or "Welcome to Markflow" for a full feature tour WHAT IT RENDERS • Headings, lists, blockquotes, links, images • Syntax-highlighted code blocks • Mermaid flowcharts and diagrams • GitHub-flavored markdown tables • Task lists with checkboxes • Inline images (absolute URLs) PRIVACY Markflow makes zero network requests and collects zero data. No accounts. No login. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. The renderer is a sandboxed local file with a Content Security Policy that blocks all remote resources. Your files stay on your device. DESIGN Built native with SwiftUI and the Liquid Glass nav bar. Light and dark mode. Adaptive home screen. Stock Apple Human Interface Guidelines throughout. WHO IT'S FOR • Writers who keep notes in markdown • Developers reading READMEs and docs on the go • Anyone who's been emailed a .md and had nowhere to open it • People who want a markdown reader that does one thing well Open source. MIT licensed. github.com/madebysan/markflow