I wrote this app purely using Cursor IDE. I wanted to see how well it could handle a full app from scratch with just natural language prompts.
A modern, feature-rich Markdown editor built with Electron, React, and TypeScript. Features live preview, smart code paste detection, and theme support.
- 🎨 Modern UI with light/dark/system theme support
- 📝 Live Markdown preview with syntax highlighting
- 💡 Smart code paste detection and formatting
- 🔄 Auto-save functionality
- ⌨️ Command palette (⌘P)
- 📱 Responsive split-pane layout
- 🎯 Keyboard shortcuts for all operations
- 🛠️ Configurable settings
- Automatically detects pasted code
- Formats JSON with proper indentation
- Detects programming language
- Wraps code in appropriate Markdown blocks
- Toggle between smart (⌘V) and plain (⌘⇧V) paste
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/markdown-editor.git
# Navigate to the project directory
cd markdown-editor
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Start the development server
pnpm run dev# Build the application
pnpm run build
# Package the application
pnpm run package⌘P- Open command palette⌘O- Open file⌘S- Save file⌘⇧P- Toggle preview⌘,- Open settings⌘⇧V- Smart paste (with code detection)⌘V- Plain paste
The project uses:
- Electron for the desktop application
- React for the UI
- TypeScript for type safety
- Monaco Editor for the code editor
- Marked for Markdown rendering
- Highlight.js for syntax highlighting
- Tailwind CSS for styling
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see below for details:
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