Inkra
User Manual — Version 0.1
Inkra is a native Markdown editor for macOS built with SwiftUI and AppKit. Write in Markdown with real-time syntax highlighting, see a live preview with KaTeX formulas, Mermaid diagrams and code blocks, and use the built-in AI assistant for writing tasks like proofreading, shortening or translating. Inkra runs in the macOS sandbox and supports 20+ languages.
Key Features
- Native editor — NSTextView with TextKit 2 and AST-based syntax highlighting
- Live preview — WKWebView with KaTeX, Mermaid and highlight.js
- AI assistant — Chat panel with Claude, OpenAI, Ollama and Inkra KI
- Writing actions — Proofread, shorten, expand, translate and more
- File management — Sidebar with file tree and document outline
- Export — HTML and PDF with full formatting
- MCP server — External automation via inkra-mcp-server