LightPaper for Mac
Dev tools
markdown editor
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
7 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 16 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Execution: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Better interface than Mou and supports GitHub-flavoured Markdown
From 1 comment
Quite similar to be honest (Mou was my favurite editor so far) but this is really a step forward - IMHO. Interface is a lot better and it supports flavored markdown (having to…
jnardiello on HN
Handles Octopress/Jekyll posts with code blocks well
From 2 comments
Interesting. Just yesterday I decided to start blogging again with Octopress, and conducted a fairly extensive search for a good Markdown editor for OSX, and found nothing…
Lazare on HNAfter reading your comment I made the switch as well. For others reference, you can use Jekyll with LightPaper if you switch your highlighter from pygments to redcarpet which…
jonalmeida on HN
Feels like a step forward over Mou
From 1 comment
So far I was really enjoying Mou App[0], but this looks like a step forward. [0]http://mouapp.com/
lauriswtf on HN
Objections
Mac only, no Windows or Linux
From 3 comments
The title claimed it's "the best", but I find it hard to consider any software the best of its kind when it's only available on one platform.
wubbfindel on HNAlso only for Mac. Should say in title.
TobbenTM on HNCame here hoping that there would be a linux release? :/
mihok on HN
Preview refresh and syntax highlighting are slow
From 2 comments
The syntax highlight latency is very unnerving. Why is it not real-time? NSTextView is certainly up to the task.
lobster_johnson on HNI find the refresh of the preview very slow, and I miss the latex math expressions. But great job!!
bigd on HN
Does not handle YAML frontmatter
From 1 comment
Sadly, it doesn't deal with YAML frontmatter, that is often used in blog engines like jekyll (github pages) and middleman. (found that issues can be filed here:…
Argorak on HN
Partial GitHub Flavored Markdown support, no strikethrough or autolinking
From 1 comment
I'm using it right now and it supports Github flavor partially. No strikethrough, no autolinking, no code syntax highlighting.
jnardiello on HN
Dropbox access limited to its own app folder
From 2 comments
Android user here. When you link with Dropbox, Lightpaper wants to create its own folder to store documents in, and cannot get out of that folder. It would be nice if I could…
suprjami on HNLooks like they have chosen to only use App Folder permissions rather than full Dropbox. I suppose it helps in getting production approval, but then if other apps are able to get…
asimov42 on HN
Requests
Windows or Linux version
From 2 comments
The title claimed it's "the best", but I find it hard to consider any software the best of its kind when it's only available on one platform.
wubbfindel on HNCame here hoping that there would be a linux release? :/
mihok on HN
iOS version
From 1 comment
iOS in the plans?
LukeHoersten on HN
YAML frontmatter support
From 1 comment
Sadly, it doesn't deal with YAML frontmatter, that is often used in blog engines like jekyll (github pages) and middleman. (found that issues can be filed here:…
Argorak on HN
Table support
From 1 comment
looks like it doesn't know that markdown supports tables.
apetrov on HN
LaTeX math rendering
From 1 comment
I find the refresh of the preview very slow, and I miss the latex math expressions. But great job!!
bigd on HN
Questions
How does it compare with Mou?
From 1 comment
How does it compare with Mou?
asselinpaul on HN
What core problem does it solve?
From 1 comment
I have been using https://stackedit.io/ for sometime and I find it way too satisfactory in terms of it's features, can be popped open anytime in a browser and works offline too.…
thes_kumar on HN
Alternatives named
Mou
From 2 comments
So far I was really enjoying Mou App[0], but this looks like a step forward. [0]http://mouapp.com/
lauriswtf on HNHow does it compare with Mou?
asselinpaul on HN
Haroopad
From 1 comment
Looks like a good alternative. FWIW, I am very happy now with: 1. [Haroopad - The Next Document processor based on Markdown](http://pad.haroopress.com/) 2.…
santa_boy on HN
StackEdit
From 1 comment
any looking for a decent web app dedicated to markdown editing https://stackedit.io/
ing33k on HN
Marked 2
From 1 comment
i'm surprised no one has mentioned Marked 2 from Brett Terpstra - http://marked2app.com it's a Markdown document viewer that displays changes as you make them in your favorite…
mundizzle on HN
Ulysses III
From 1 comment
Did you look at Ulysses III? I use it and I find it to be very good. http://www.ulyssesapp.com/
fastball on HN
Sublime Text
From 1 comment
I currently use Sublime Text 2 in distraction free mode + the SmartMarkdown package + a tweaked Solarized theme with some extra markdown syntax highlighting. Works for me ;)
adrianhoward on HN