A tiny notepad
that gets out of the way.

Quillpane (formerly Markpad) opens a file or a whole folder. Edit Markdown with live preview, jump to any note with Ctrl+P, and search local content with Ctrl+Shift+F. No Electron, cloud, or telemetry.

Download View source

$ curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shreyam1008/markpad/main/install.sh | sh

Go + Wails About 16 MiB Single Instance Workspace Search Syntax Highlighting Version History + Diffs Responsive Source Views Themes + Keyboard Settings Session Restore No Cloud / No Telemetry Linux, Windows, macOS

Quillpane - Split View

Quillpane - Code View

Quillpane - Themes & Settings

Why Quillpane

Notepad speed. Modern features.

Split View

Edit and preview side-by-side. Resizable divider. Switch between Editor, Split, and Preview modes.

Open Anything

Markdown, text, JSON, YAML, Python, Go, shell scripts, HTML, CSS, and any text file. Native OS file dialogs.

Workspace Lite

Open one ordinary local folder. Jump and search without an index, then file an instant draft into it with Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Session Restore

Close and reopen. Every note, draft, favorite, and active document comes back exactly as you left it.

No Electron

Go + Wails + system webview. One small binary around 16 MiB, without a bundled browser engine.

Safe File Actions

External edits pause Save for a visible choice. Permanent deletion warns before removing the file, recovery draft, and local history.

Formatting Toolbar

Bold, italic, headings, code, links, images, lists, tables, blockquotes. All with icon buttons and shortcuts.

Syntax Highlighting

CodeMirror gives source files incremental language-aware editing; bounded Code View keeps static reading fast.

Responsive Source Views

Long code lines stay in a local scroll region, while plain text wraps safely without widening the workbench.

Themes & Keyboard Settings

System, light, dark, and five color themes share one shortcut catalog with interface scale and reduced-motion controls.

Version History + Diffs

Every save creates a snapshot. Click any version for a unified diff. Green for added, red for removed. Restore instantly.

PDF & Image Preview

PDFs open in your system viewer. Images and relative Markdown image paths render locally through bounded readers.

Single Instance

Only one window runs at a time. Opening a file while Quillpane is running adds it to the existing window.

Smart Lists

Lists auto-continue on Enter. Bullets, numbered lists, and task lists. Enter on an empty item ends the list.

Find & Stats

Ctrl+F searches the current file; Ctrl+Shift+F searches the bounded workspace. Word count and line stats stay in the status bar.

Public roadmap

Small steps. Visible tradeoffs.

The issue board is the source of truth. Features move forward only when they preserve plain files, offline use, stable interaction, and the platform size ceilings.

Now · v0.14