# Live Markdown Preview on Mac

Marked 3 is a native macOS app that watches your Markdown files and updates a live preview as you save. It is a preview and publishing tool — not a Markdown editor — so you keep writing in VS Code, Obsidian, Scrivener, Bear, Ulysses, Word, or any text editor.

Contents

- What Marked does
- Three ways to preview
- Quick picks by editor
- After preview: export and proofread
- Compare Marked to other tools
- Troubleshooting

## What Marked does

- Watches files on disk and re-renders on save (or via streaming preview in supported apps)
- Provides themeable HTML preview, proofreading, and export to PDF, DOCX, EPUB, HTML, and more
- Includes a built-in Markdown Dingus with editing features for quick corrections and testing syntax — not intended to replace a good text editor, but helpful for fixes without switching apps
- Does not replace your primary writing app

## Three ways to preview

1. Open a file — Drag a `.md` file onto Marked (Dock icon or window). See Opening Files.
2. Watch a folder or vault — Drag a project folder or Obsidian vault onto Marked. See Obsidian, Multi-File Documents.
3. Streaming preview — Supported editors push Markdown to Marked as you type. See Streaming Preview.

## Quick picks by editor

I write in… | Start here
--- | ---
VS Code | VS Code
Obsidian | Obsidian
Scrivener | Scrivener 3 Support
Bear, nvUltra, Drafts, The Archive | Streaming Preview
Ulysses | Ulysses
Word / DOCX | Working with DOCX
MarsEdit | MarsEdit
Vim / Emacs / terminal editors | Vim or Opening Files
Anything else | Opening Files
Full integration list | Additional Application Support

## After preview: export and proofread

- Exporting — PDF, DOCX, HTML, EPUB
- Spelling and Grammar
- Document Statistics
- Custom Styles and Custom Style Generator

## Compare Marked to other tools

- Marked vs Obsidian Preview
- Marketing comparison (shorter): Live Markdown Preview on Mac

## Troubleshooting

- Preview doesn’t update when file is saved
- Choosing a Processor
- Settings: Preview

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