Manuscript
by Ilshat Ishdavletov
Read and edit Markdown files
About
Open your Markdown files for beautiful, distraction-free reading with syntax-highlighted code blocks, tables, task lists, and clickable links. When you need to edit, switch to a comfortable editor with live preview.
Manuscript renders Markdown natively without a web engine, resulting in instant startup and low memory usage. It follows your system theme automatically and adapts to any screen size, from phones to desktops.
- Three view modes: Read, Edit, and Split with live preview
- Syntax-highlighted code blocks in 100+ languages
- GFM tables and task list checkboxes
- Full-text search with match highlighting
- Customizable font, spacing, and content width
- File watching with automatic reload
- Recent files, drag and drop, printing
Permissions
Everything this app can reach outside its sandbox. Nothing here weakens it.
- inter-process communication (needed for X11)
--share=ipc - network
--share=network - X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
--socket=fallback-x11 - Wayland display
--socket=wayland - GPU acceleration
--device=dri - access to your documents folder
--filesystem=xdg-documents - access to your pictures folder
--filesystem=xdg-pictures:ro
Who publishes this
The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.
- verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
publisher:flathub
Maintenance
Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.
No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.