Charta

Markdown editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad: write with your text already formatted or work on the Markdown with a preview beside it, with linked notes, math, diagrams and export to Word and EPUB. Free, with no ads or in-app purchases.

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Screenshots

  • A note in WYSIWYG: headings, a NOTE callout, checklist items, highlighted text and links between notes
  • LaTeX formulas and a Mermaid diagram drawn in the text, with the word goal in the status bar
  • The code editor with line numbers and the preview below the text, with a TIP callout
  • A table with aligned columns and a highlighted Python code block
  • The notes that link to the open one, in the Backlinks sheet
  • The note graph of the folder, colored by subfolder
  • The heading outline beside the text, with the heading at the cursor highlighted
  • Full-text search across all notes, with match case, whole word and regular expression options
  • Go to Note: the folder's notes, to open by name
  • The same note with formulas and diagram in the dark theme

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Official Charta Wiki & Documentation

Explore 9 dedicated guides covering installation, features, and shortcuts.

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What is Charta?

Charta is a Markdown editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad that lets you write the same file in two ways. In WYSIWYG you see your text formatted as you type: Markdown marks show up only where the cursor is, and tables, math, diagrams and images are drawn right in the text. In the code editor you work on the Markdown itself, with syntax colors, line numbers and a preview beside it. Switch between the two with ⌘ E. You can open a single .md file or a whole folder as a project, with notes linked to each other. Files stay plain Markdown files: Charta only changes the characters you type.

Key Features

  • WYSIWYG: headings, bold, italics, links and lists appear formatted; marks show up only where the cursor is; tables, math, diagrams and images are drawn in the text, and to-do items are checked off with a click or a tap
  • Code editor with preview: syntax colors, line numbers and the current line highlighted; preview side by side, editor only or preview only, with synchronized scrolling. On the Mac, double-clicking the preview jumps to that line of text
  • Math and diagrams: LaTeX math inline and in blocks, rendered with KaTeX, and Mermaid diagrams, bundled in the app and working without a network
  • Extended Markdown: tables, checklists, footnotes, YAML front matter, highlighted text, a [TOC] table of contents, callouts like > [!NOTE] and code highlighting for about thirty languages
  • Linked notes: open a folder as a project, with a note tree and full-text search; [[note]] links completed as you type, backlinks, links that update when you rename a note, and a note graph
  • Projects: pinned projects and recent notes, each project with its own name, color and symbol; Go to Note (⌘ T) opens any note by name
  • Find and replace across the whole folder, with whole words and regular expressions
  • Write faster: Return continues lists, Tab moves to the next table cell, text copied from a web page becomes Markdown, pasted or dropped images are saved next to the note; a word goal saved in the file, word count and reading time
  • Export and print: HTML, PDF, Word (DOCX) and EPUB, in the preview style of your choice (GitHub, Paper or Compact); in Word and EPUB, math and diagrams become images
  • Mac only: Format and Insert menus with keyboard shortcuts, Focus Mode and Typewriter Mode, documents in tabs
  • iPhone and iPad only: a bar above the keyboard with formatting, lists, links, indentation and a menu to insert tables, code, math and diagrams; exports shared with AirDrop, Mail or Files
  • Private: no account and no data collected, your writing stays on your device; interface in English and Italian, light and dark themes
  • No subscription: free, with no ads and no in-app purchases

Platforms

Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26 or later, iPhone and iPad with iOS and iPadOS 26 or later. One free download works on all your devices. Charta is coming soon to the App Store.

Privacy Policy

Updated: November 10, 2026

Data Collected
The app processes information you enter directly: the Markdown documents you open or create, the folders you open as workspaces with the images they contain, the files you export and the app's preferences. We do not collect sensitive data (health, payments, location, contacts, biometrics). No account or registration required.
Advertising & Tracking
No in-app advertising. No tracking or analytics — data is never sent to external servers for profiling.
Data Storage
All information stays on your device. Documents stay where you save them and preferences stay on your device; no request goes to the developer. Charta only connects to the Internet for images with a web address written in your documents, which the editor and preview download from their site as a browser would, with no cookies and without storing them on disk.
Third-Party Sharing
We do not sell or share data with third parties.
Your Rights
You can access, modify, and delete your data directly within the app.
Read the full privacy policy

Support
Contact
For questions, bug reports, or feedback: dimpemekug.app@gmail.com — We'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Reporting a Bug
Please include: device model, OS version, and steps to reproduce the issue.
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