Bear App Developers Announce Lettera, a Beautiful Markdown Editor for Mac

Available now in beta, Lettera is a standalone Markdown editing app built around the same editor that powers Bear 2. Here are the details.

Lettera now available in beta version

In June 2021, the developers behind the Bear app shared a status update in Panda, the code name for “the next editor” of Bear. In it, they detailed several new features coming to the app, including “a complete switch to Markdown.”

Two years later, Bear 2.0 It arrived with more than 20 additions, including the ability to hide Markdown syntax while typing and support for Markdown extensions that power features like tables, footnotes, and YAML.

This week, the developers announced Lettera, in response to many users who “asked if (the new editor created for Bear 2.0) could work on its own as a standalone application.”

Here is Shiny Frog on Lettera:

Lettera is a refined, native Markdown editor for macOS. Built for writers, researchers, developers, and anyone who works with documents, from a quick blog draft to a complete technical documentation system.

Letter You can open individual Markdown files for reading and editing or entire folders that serve as writing workspaces. By default, the app opens a dedicated Lettera folder in iCloud, but users can also open any folder stored on their Mac.

Here’s more information about what Lettera can do:

• Write in WYSIWYG Markdown Lettera follows the Common brand standard with live rendering. Markdown syntax is hidden when you’re not editing, so you can write and preview in one place. A BIU format bar is also available for quick styling
• Format with rich stylesInline tables, quotes, lists, code blocks, images and attachments, math formulas with Mathjax and more
• Share and export Copy your writing as plain text, rich text, Markdown, or HTML. Export to PDF, JPG, ePub and more when it’s time to send your work somewhere
• Manage files and folders directly from the sidebar without leaving the application. Open files in tabs to work with multiple documents in one place. Image files can be previewed directly within the editor.
• table of Contents Navigate your document with a complete outline and jump to any section with a single click

Letter is now available on TestFlight, allowing users to test it and provide feedback to help shape its development, from removing bugs to improving the appearance and functionality of the app.

Users can provide feedback directly or join discussions in the new Lyrics section from the Bear Community forum.

To learn more about Lettera and join the TestFlight, follow this link.

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