Edit headings, tables, and tasks visually. Mermaid diagrams live inside the document: edit the code, see the result, keep reading.
Mermaid diagrams and tables in the same document.
Read & navigate
On Mac, Linux, iPhone, and iPad, follow links in reading mode without accidentally changing text. Switch back to the editor when you want to write.
Inside your IDE
Merkzeug works alongside other Markdown editors in IntelliJ. Use the editor tabs to switch between visual editing and source; linked files open through the IDE.
Turn a collection of notes into a document for clients, teams, or your next meeting. With your letterhead, your typography, and your layout.
One layout, many uses
Use HTML/CSS templates while editing and when printing. Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and IntelliJ also export PDF files with those templates.
Several notes, one PDF
On Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and in IntelliJ, an overview document can include directly linked Markdown files from its own folder and subfolders in the export.
Share your templates
Sync templates between Apple devices through iCloud, or keep them inside your vault. Choose the location directly in the PDF controls; the shared assignment travels with your Git repository.
An example exported PDF. Document output, independent of device.
PDF
See Markdown become a document
A real PDF output with example content, a cover, and formatted pages.
Inserted images live in a companion .assets folder. Move or rename a note with Merkzeug and its assets follow; references are updated.
One heading, one filename
On Mac and Linux, filenames can follow the first main heading. Meeting notes on Mac, Linux, iPhone, and iPad also follow their heading when it changes. IntelliJ retains control of filenames.
Refactoring included
Merkzeug updates local Markdown links when notes are renamed or moved. The IntelliJ plugin also adds the asset rules to the IDE’s Move/Rename actions.
On Mac, iPhone, or iPad, choose an event and start with a title, time, and attendees instead of an empty page. On Linux, use ICS files or HTTPS/Webcal subscriptions. Your calendar stays unchanged. Personal notes and ideas need neither Git nor an agent.
Available for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Linux, and IntelliJ IDEA. Editions share the file format and visual editor, with integrations suited to each device.
Features by edition
Feature
Mac
iPhone & iPad
IntelliJ IDEA
Linux
Visual editing & Mermaid
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reading mode
Yes
Yes
Planned
Yes
Template styles while editing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Export a PDF file
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Print with a template
Yes
AirPrint
PDF preview
System print dialog
Linked notes in one PDF
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar & meeting notes
Yes
Yes
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ICS / Webcal
Git-Workflow
Integrated
External Git app; Working Copy integration
IntelliJ
Installed Git client
Images & links on move/rename
Yes
Yes
IDE refactoring
Yes
The guides explain requirements and differences in detail. Working Copy is a separate app. The IntelliJ plugin is available in the Stable channel. Linux calendars use ICS imports or HTTPS/Webcal subscriptions; private subscriptions need a system keyring. Git requires an installed Git client.
Choose your processor architecture first, then the package for your distribution. Each download contains one architecture only. Updates are installed manually. If unsure, run uname -m: x86_64 means Intel/AMD, aarch64 means ARM64.
AppImage requires FUSE 2 and permission to use unprivileged user namespaces. On systems that restrict this, use DEB or RPM. DEB and RPM install through your package manager. Use local folders, Git repositories, or folders mounted by your sync provider; automatic iCloud discovery is not available on Linux.
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