A home for every project
Group notes, drafts, files, and references into project cards. Open any local folder as a writing workspace — Inkstone reads and writes plain Markdown files in place, protected by macOS sandbox permissions.
Private desktop Markdown, built for long-form work
Inkstone
A quiet macOS writing workspace for Markdown projects, references, live preview, beautiful templates, and polished exports. Your documents stay local. Now available on the Mac App Store with a 7-day free trial.
Built for daily writing, not content churn.
Inkstone keeps the interface compact and predictable: projects, documents, live preview, history, exports, and offline access.
Write visually, keep Markdown
Switch between raw Markdown, split view, and a WYSIWYG editing mode where headings, lists, tables, and formatting are edited in place — without giving up plain-text compatibility.
Preview and export, ready to share
Code blocks with syntax highlighting, KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, and GFM tables render in live preview. A distraction-free focus mode and polished exports take a draft to a finished document.
Draft safely with local history
Inkstone records document history next to your workspace. Compare earlier versions, recover deleted ideas, and restore any snapshot — no account, no cloud required.
Templates that make documents worth reading.
26 hand-tuned reading templates ship with Inkstone — magazine, book, newsprint, typewriter, terminal, and more. Six of them below, rendered live with their actual stylesheets: same text, very different pages.
The Anatomy of a Reading Surface
Typography is the craft of making language hold still long enough to be understood.
You can mark text as strong, lean into emphasis, push both with bold italics, strike through a deprecated note, underline a key term, or drop in some inline_code(). Inline math such as sits on the baseline, and a considered hyperlink should feel like part of the sentence.
The details are not the details. They make the design.
Charles Eames
Hierarchy & structure
Headings are the skeleton. Their job is contrast — each level must read as clearly larger or smaller than its neighbour.
The Anatomy of a Reading Surface
You can mark text as strong, lean into emphasis, push both with bold italics, strike through a deprecated note, underline a key term, or drop in some inline_code(). Inline math such as sits on the baseline, and a considered hyperlink should feel like part of the sentence.1
Hierarchy & structure
- Set the measure before the size
- Let the rhythm carry the page
- Reserve ornament for emphasis
- A craft summarized from five centuries of book design.
Reading Surface
You can mark text as strong, lean into emphasis, push both with bold italics, strike through a deprecated note, underline a key term, or drop in some inline_code(). Inline math such as sits on the baseline, and a considered hyperlink should feel like part of the sentence.
Structure
| Element | Role |
|---|---|
| Type size | Sets the base unit |
| Measure | Controls line length |
| Rhythm | Spaces the blocks |
- Contrast between levels
- Grid before decoration
Field Notes
You can mark text as strong, lean into emphasis, push both with bold italics, strike through a deprecated note, underline a key term, or drop in some inline_code(). Inline math such as sits on the baseline, and a considered hyperlink should feel like part of the sentence.
Note
Callouts keep asides close to the draft without breaking the flow.
- Outline the chapter
- Collect references with
inline_code() - Review and export
Tip
Move between writing and reviewing without changing apps.
The Anatomy of a Reading Surface
You can mark text as strong, lean into emphasis, push both with bold italics, strike through a deprecated note, underline a key term, or drop in some inline_code(). Inline math such as sits on the baseline, and a considered hyperlink should feel like part of the sentence.
const document = {
title: "Launch Notes",
status: "Ready for review"
}; // drafts stay plain textThe details are not the details. They make the design.
The Anatomy of a Reading Surface
You can mark text as strong, lean into emphasis, push both with bold italics, strike through a deprecated note, underline a key term, or drop in some inline_code(). Inline math such as sits on the baseline, and a considered hyperlink should feel like part of the sentence.
Hierarchy & structure
News typography earns trust through restraint.
- Condensed headlines, quiet body
- Rules and columns do the framing
Every detail is yours to tune
Start from a template, then adjust headings, lists, quotes, code, tables, footnotes, drop caps, and custom fonts in the style panel — with a live preview and light/dark palettes. Import and share template files.
Try free for 7 days, then subscribe with Apple.
Inkstone is currently sold through the Mac App Store with Apple in-app purchase. Start with a free trial; subscriptions, renewals, and refunds are managed by Apple with your Apple ID. Final prices are shown in the App Store.
Free trial
7 days, full features
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Download from the Mac App Store and try every feature free — projects, WYSIWYG editing, templates, history, and exports.
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Half-year subscription
¥98 / 6 months
Subscribe with Apple in-app purchase. Manage, change, or cancel anytime from your Apple ID subscription settings.
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Yearly subscription
¥168 / year
The best value for daily writers. Restore purchases on any Mac signed in with the same Apple ID.
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Note:
A direct-download version with website licensing is planned. Until then, all purchases go through the Mac App Store.
Download Inkstone
Inkstone for macOS is available on the Mac App Store. Install, start the 7-day free trial, and subscribe inside the app when you are ready.
Mac App Store
Get Inkstone on the Mac App Store.
Install from the Mac App Store and subscribe with Apple in-app purchase. You can restore purchases from the subscription window inside Inkstone.
- 7-day free trial with all features.
- Subscriptions, changes, and refunds are handled by Apple.
- Updates are delivered automatically by the Mac App Store.
Direct from Inkstone
Direct download is coming soon.
A separately distributed build with website license codes is in preparation. If you prefer buying outside the App Store, leave us your email and we will let you know when it is ready.
- Same app, activated with an Inkstone license code.
- Billing and license support handled by Inkstone.
- Not available yet — App Store is the only purchase channel today.
Important:
All purchases are currently made through the Mac App Store and managed with your Apple ID. When the direct-download channel launches, it will be a separate purchase channel — licenses will not be automatically shared between the two.