Ask HN: Why doesn't Apple provide Xcode 27's markdown editor as a separate app?

2•amichail•1h ago

Opening a .md file will load it into the WYSIWYG editor in Xcode.

But why doesn't Apple provide a standalone markdown editor app much like it provides a standalone FileMerge app?

Comments

andsoitis•1h ago

.md files are mostly (only?) used by engineers. Why build and maintain a second app when you already have something that does the job sufficiently?

amichail•58m ago

It would be mostly the same code. But loading Xcode is overkill when you just want to edit a markdown file.

andsoitis•56m ago

Just use a plain text editor.

amichail•45m ago

I like WYSIWYG editing.

andsoitis•23m ago

Use Xcode.

platevoltage•56m ago

You don’t love it when you open a file that is randomly associated with Xcode and you see that icon start to bounce?

tybstar•50m ago

As bad as accidentally clicking on a mailto: link and watching Mail.app spool up.

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