A desktop editor with a hybrid engine that reveals formatting syntax only when your cursor is there. The rest of the time, you see clean, rendered prose.
See raw syntax all the time, or use a WYSIWYG that hides the Markdown you came here to write. Neither respects how you actually think.
Show every asterisk, bracket, and hash. Your eyes parse markup instead of meaning. Great for code, exhausting for prose.
Hide all syntax, then corrupt your formatting when you need to fix something under the hood. Markdown without the Markdown.
Syntax tokens appear only when your cursor is on the line. Move away, and they vanish. You always see rendered prose — until you need the markup.
Formatting tokens (**, #, *) appear on cursor focus. The rest of the time, you read clean rendered prose.
AST-aware engine that performs safe text transactions without corrupting your Markdown structure. Not Chrome Find.
Bold, Italic, Heading — all from the native system menu bar. OS-priority IPC bridge ensures seamless focus hand-off.
Warm, museum-quality typography. Every surface intentional, every margin deliberate. A writing environment that feels like a book.
Your files never leave your machine. No cloud accounts. No telemetry. No surveillance. Standard .md files on your filesystem.
Pay once, own it forever. Every future update included. No subscription, no recurring charges, no "sunset" notices.
| Enfoca | Typora | iA Writer | Ulysses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | $14.99 | $29.99 | $49.99/yr |
| Pricing model | Lifetime | One-time | One-time | Subscription |
| Hybrid syntax reveal | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Local-first (no cloud) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| macOS native menus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AST-safe Search & Replace | ✓ | — | — | — |
No tiers, no subscriptions, no hidden costs.
Secure checkout via Stripe. Receipt and download link delivered instantly.
After purchasing, you'll receive an email with your download link.
No. One-time purchase of $12.99. You own the license forever and receive all future updates at no extra cost.
Yes. Markdown Editor by ENFOCA is a native desktop app. It works entirely offline — no cloud dependency, no account required.
macOS for now. Windows and Linux versions are on the roadmap.
Yes. Standard Markdown files. No import required. Open from Finder or drag and drop. Your files stay as plain .md on your filesystem.
Enfoca uses a custom ProseMirror hybrid engine that selectively reveals syntax tokens on cursor focus — Typora hides all syntax globally. Enfoca also costs less and includes a richer editorial design system with museum-quality typography.
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