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Writing that keeps up with you.

Marlo is a fast, local-first Markdown editor for Mac, with nested documents and sync only when you want it.

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Product / Roadmap / Autumn plan

Autumn plan

Ship the new sign-in flow first, then spend two quiet weeks on the editor itself: spacing, tables and how lists feel to type into.

After that: PDF export and a first look at the web version. Keep the scope small and the editor fast.

  • Email codes for sign-up and reset
  • New download page
  • Table polish
Rule of thumb: if it makes opening a document slower, it waits.

Why Marlo

Built for the moment you open a document.

Opens instantly

Everything lives on your Mac first. Documents open the moment you click, online or not.

Pages inside pages

Nest documents as deep as your thinking goes, and drag a whole branch anywhere.

Made for real writing

Tables, checklists, callouts and images, with left-to-right and right-to-left text in the same document.

Sync when you want it

Works fully offline. Sign in to sync across your Macs, with version history for every document.

Appearance

Make it feel like yours.

Light or dark, plain gray or a quiet tint of colour, roomy or compact. These are Marlo's own settings, and they work here too. Try them.

Appearance
Mode
Colour

Neutral gray, or a subtle tint over it.

Sidebar density

How tightly the document list is packed. Watch the sidebar above.

Your next document is one click away.

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