Less than 20 MBNo sign-inEverything local

A lightweight Mermaid and Markdown client for Mac

Merdown keeps your documents on your Mac and gives you a focused place to write, preview and understand how diagrams change

Local filesGit-awareMermaid 11macOS 13+

Git-aware diagrams

See the source change and the diagram change

Browse the Git history already stored in your repository and switch between source changes and visual diagram changes

  • Review additions and removals in Mermaid or Markdown
  • Toggle visual changes directly on the rendered diagram
  • Move through commits without changing your working files

Mermaid support built in

Start with a familiar diagram and keep working

Create flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, state diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, architecture diagrams and more

  • Built-in starters for common Mermaid diagram types
  • Live preview alongside the editor
  • Pan, zoom, fit and a minimap for larger diagrams
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Everything local, with no account required

A small client for the full Mermaid workflow

Edit Mermaid and Markdown, review Git changes and work with local files without creating an account or moving documents to a cloud workspace

< 20 MBlightweight download
Download on the Mac App Store