# MiaoYan for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/miaoyan

> A native Markdown notebook for Mac

- Price: $12.99
- Requires: macOS 12 Monterey or later
- Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Works offline: yes
- Open source: yes (https://github.com/tw93/MiaoYan), 8,771 GitHub stars
- Developer: Tw93
- Categories: [Notes & Knowledge](https://macbase.app/categories/notes-knowledge), [Writing](https://macbase.app/categories/writing), [Productivity](https://macbase.app/categories/productivity)

## About

MiaoYan is a native Markdown notebook for writing, reading and presenting notes on Mac. It keeps notes as plain Markdown files in a folder you choose, with support for syntax highlighting, tables, footnotes, task lists, images, code, LaTeX, Mermaid diagrams, wikilinks and backlinks.

Its focused Mac interface includes folder and note browsing, split editing with real-time preview and two-way scroll sync, dark mode, keyboard shortcuts and distraction-free writing. Notes can stay local or sync through iCloud Drive and other file-sync clients. The Mac app is free and open source, while the App Store purchase includes Mac, iPhone and iPad access.

## An alternative to

- [Obsidian](https://macbase.app/alternatives/obsidian): 9 alternatives on MacBase
- [iA Writer](https://macbase.app/alternatives/ia-writer): 3 alternatives on MacBase
- [Typora](https://macbase.app/alternatives/typora): 3 alternatives on MacBase
- [Ulysses](https://macbase.app/alternatives/ulysses): 3 alternatives on MacBase

## Get it

- Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/miaoyan/id6759252269
- Website: https://miaoyan.app
- Source: https://github.com/tw93/MiaoYan

Listed by [Tw93](https://macbase.app/@tw93).

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