01Ctrl + 1
Read
Let the rendered document take the whole canvas, typeset for comfortable reading.
Ichi v0.1.0 Public Beta
Read in calm.
Edit in context.
A focused Markdown reader and editor for Windows. Calm reading, precise editing, and the project you are working in always kept close.
Why Ichi exists
Most editors grew into something louder.
A good writing tool slowly becomes a workspace, then a platform, then a small operating system. Every feature is reasonable on its own, and the sum is a screen that asks for your attention before you have written a word.
Ichi steps back on purpose. It does fewer things, keeps them close to the work, and leaves the rest of the screen quiet.
Deliberately left out
- Plugin marketplaces to curate
- Panels, minimaps and status widgets
- Accounts, syncing and dashboards
- Notifications competing for attention
One document, three views
Read, edit, or keep both in view.
Every document opens in one of three views. Move between them with a single keystroke, without losing your place, your scroll position, or your project.
02Ctrl + 2
Edit
Work directly in the Markdown source with a focused formatting bar close at hand.
03Ctrl + 3
Split
Keep the source and its rendered result side by side, scrolling together.
Press Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2 and Ctrl + 3 to switch views. Headings, emphasis, links, lists, quotes, code and images stay close through familiar controls.
Product walkthrough
See Ichi in action
Read, edit, search and recover your Markdown without leaving your files behind.
Your project
Your files, as ordinary folders.
Open any folder as a project and move through it from a familiar file tree. There is nothing to import and no proprietary structure to learn.
Create, rename, move and delete files right where they live, and your changes stay in the same Markdown you started with.
Keep your hands on the keyboard
Get anywhere in a keystroke.
The things you do most often are a shortcut away, so moving around a project never means reaching for the mouse or breaking your train of thought.
Command palette
One prompt to jump to any file in the project or run a command by name.
Search the project
Look across every document in the open project from the sidebar.
Find in the document
Search and replace within the file you are working on.
Portable by design
Still Markdown. Beautifully rendered.
Ichi renders the details real projects depend on, while your files stay plain text that any other tool can open. Your filesystem remains the source of truth.
- GitHub Flavoured Markdown
- Front matter
- Tables and task lists
- Fenced code, syntax highlighted
- Local images
- Sanitised structural HTML
Room to change your mind
Step back through your edits.
Time Machine keeps a quiet local history of a document as you work, so an accidental deletion or a rewrite you regret is easy to undo long after the usual undo has moved on. Look back, compare, and restore an earlier version.
You decide how much it keeps and can clear it whenever you like, from Settings or per project.
Time Machine is not a backup.
It lives on your device to help with everyday editing mistakes. Keep your own independent copies of anything important.
Local-first ownership
You own your work.
There is no account to create and no document library to sign in to. Your files stay on your device as ordinary Markdown. Ichi v0.1.0 sends no analytics or telemetry, and does not check for updates in the background.
Built for Windows
A desktop app that behaves like one.
Ichi is a native Windows x64 desktop application. It works with your keyboard, your filesystem and your Explorer habits, and opens .md and .markdown files directly.
Updates are always your choice: Ichi v0.1.0 never checks for, downloads or installs updates on its own.
A point of view
Restraint, on purpose.
- Reading is a first-class view, not a preview.
- Subtraction is a product decision, made on your behalf.
- Useful defaults beat endless configuration.
Before you download
Questions, answered plainly.
Still unsure about something? The support page and contact form are there to help.
Where does Ichi keep my documents?
In the folders you choose. Ichi edits your files in place and never imports them into a cloud library. See the privacy page for what stays on your device.
Does Ichi collect telemetry?
No. The Ichi desktop app has no account, analytics, advertising or automatic telemetry. The website uses cookie-free aggregate analytics, described on the Privacy page.
Does Ichi work offline?
Yes. Reading and editing local documents works entirely offline. The network is only used when you open an external link or allow remote images for a workspace.
Which Markdown features are supported?
GitHub Flavoured Markdown, including front matter, tables, task lists, fenced code with syntax highlighting, local images and sanitised structural HTML.
How do updates work?
v0.1.0 never checks for or installs updates on its own. Future updates are delivered through Microsoft Store.
Which versions of Windows are supported?
Ichi v0.1.0 is a Windows x64 beta. The Microsoft Store package targets Windows 11 build 22000 or newer; Windows 10 support is planned but not yet available.
One project. One document. One focused workspace.
Ichi v0.1.0 is a focused Windows beta. Check the download page for current availability and installation guidance.