elle
Markdown, thoughtfully set · For Mac

A page for
your words.

A quiet place to write. A considered way to read. Open elle, and give your next thought some room.

Coming to the Mac App Store · Free
Write in MarkdownRead with careSaved as you workKept on your Mac
From first draft to finished page

The words come first.

Switch between Write and Read. Keep the familiar simplicity of Markdown, then see the shape of your writing in an editorial layout.

elle on Mac showing a warm paper-colored reading page with headings, quotations, and lists.
The current Mac app, showing its introductory page.
01

Make the page your own.

Write with headings, emphasis, lists, quotations and code. Your words save automatically.

02

Return to the thought.

Use Find for a phrase or Contents for a section. Move through your writing without losing the thread.

03

Take your words with you.

Copy Markdown to use your writing elsewhere. Your page lives locally, without an account or folder setup.

Small by intention.

elle is built around one reading and writing surface. The first release will be free. Have a question or a thought to share? Get in touch.