# Downright

> The native Markdown app for macOS.

Downright is a local-first Markdown reader and editor. The native app renders Markdown without a WebView, keeps raw bytes exact, and integrates with Finder, Quick Look, and the down command.

## Routes

- https://downright.cc/ - product argument and interactive document demos
- https://downright.cc/themes - six source-derived themes
- https://downright.cc/changelog - generated native-app changelog
- https://downright.cc/privacy - privacy promises
- https://downright.cc/known-gaps - current release and evidence gaps
- https://downright.cc/index.md - Markdown version of the homepage
- https://downright.cc/themes.md - Markdown theme data
- https://downright.cc/changelog.md - Markdown changelog
- https://downright.cc/known-gaps.md - Markdown launch record

## Source and evidence

- Native source: /Volumes/Neural/Downright
- App payload commit: 5abc2b68a356dc04f13ae647300efd0b86899342
- Payload generated: 2026-08-16T03:40:40.389Z
- Benchmark corpus: 120,825 characters / 4,885 lines
- Benchmark date: 2026-08-06
- Benchmark qualification: Baseline only. Not a cross-machine claim.
- Missing benchmark measurements: TextKit layout, scroll frames, IME input, live window frame time

## Claims

- Minimum macOS: 14.0+
- License: MIT
- Supported extensions: .md .markdown .mdown .mkd .mdx .mdc .qmd .rmd
- Download artifact: Downright.dmg
- Download URL: https://github.com/ezzy1630/Downright/releases/latest/download/Downright.dmg

The site does not claim a Homebrew cask. Its verified production domain is https://downright.cc.