Orca MD Editor
A fast, clean WYSIWYG editor for .md files: preview Markdown with pixel-accurate rendering while editing directly in the preview, drag-and-drop to reorder blocks/tables/lists, search across your whole project, and use a rich toolbar — all while every change syncs back to the .md file pristine and diff-friendly.
What's New in 1.1.0
Two headline additions this release — threaded review comments and expanded front matter support (YAML, TOML, JSON).
Leave threaded comments anchored to any line, right in the WYSIWYG editor — reply, resolve, reopen, or close without leaving the document.
- Anchored to source lines: a gutter pin marks each thread; click the highlighted text or the pin to open it.
- Full lifecycle: reply, resolve, reopen, and close, with author and timestamp tracked per comment.
- Portable: comments live in a sidecar file next to the
.md, so the document itself stays clean.
Front Matter — YAML, TOML & JSON
Front matter now renders as a structured, collapsible card instead of raw text, parsed by a real parser so nested maps, lists, and block scalars display correctly.
- YAML (
---), TOML (+++), and JSON ({...}) front matter all render as the same card.
- Collapse/expand to save space, or toggle Raw to see the exact source.
- Round-trips byte-for-byte on save — no reformatting of your fences.
Reading Mode — 3 themes
Read your document in Standard, Sepia, or Paper — each a self-contained color set, chosen from a dropdown with swatches. Trigger popups, TOC rail, and toolbar all restyle to match.
Features
- Edit Markdown like a document, not raw text: type straight into the rendered preview with real formatting (headings, bold/italic, lists, quotes, tables...), keyboard shortcuts, and Notion/Typora-style auto-formatting (
#, -, 1., > convert as you type) — no need to memorize Markdown syntax, and task-list checkboxes are clickable.
- Visual table editing: add/remove/align rows and columns and manage headers from a floating toolbar — no hand-written pipe syntax.
@ mention & / commands: insert links, cross-project entity references, or any block (heading, table, code, math, diagram...) without leaving the keyboard; broken references are flagged with a one-click fix.- Cross-linked entities: tag any heading or paragraph as a named entity (e.g. a requirement or use case) and reference it from anywhere in the project — turns scattered docs into a navigable knowledge base.
- Fully compatible rendering: same CommonMark + GFM engine as VS Code's built-in Preview (headings, tables, code blocks, math, Mermaid & PlantUML diagrams...), so nothing looks different when switching editors.
- In-file & cross-project search: find and jump to any match, in the open file or across the whole workspace.
- Table of Contents & navigation: auto-generated outline with reading-progress stats, plus a line-number gutter mapped to the real file.
- Reading Mode: Standard, Sepia, or Paper themes for comfortable long-form reading, with a distraction-free Focus mode.
- Bring docs into AI chat: one-click copy of an
@file reference for Claude Code and other AI assistants that understand @file mentions.
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