A fast, local-first Markdown editor with live preview that replaces your New Tab page.
Users
5
+1 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#248K
#207K among extensions
Version
2.6.0
updated 18 Oct 2026
Users
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 19 Oct 2026:1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Inkwell
Inkwell turns every new browser tab into a fast, distraction-free Markdown editor.
EDIT THE FORMATTED PAGE DIRECTLY
Headings, bold text, lists, tables, code blocks and task lists look finished as you write. Click any line to see and edit its Markdown. Click away, press Esc, or pause typing, and it goes back to formatted. Switch to Preview when you just want to read.
MARKDOWN, RENDERED IN PLACE
- GitHub-Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists with clickable checkboxes, strikethrough and more
- Syntax-highlighted code blocks
- LaTeX math, inline and block
- Mermaid diagrams
- Images, including web images
KEEP MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS
A collapsible sidebar holds all your documents, organized into workspaces. Pin the ones you use most. Deleted documents go to Trash, so nothing disappears by accident.
FIND AND REPLACE
Search and replace within a document, or search across all your documents at once.
BRING FILES IN EASILY
Drag and drop a .md file onto the page to open it as a new document, or use the Open button.
EXPORT THE WAY YOU WANT
- Markdown (.md): saved straight to your Downloads folder
- HTML (.html): cleanly styled, saved straight to your Downloads folder
- PDF: via your browser's print dialog, styled to match the preview
COMFORTABLE TO USE
Light, dark or automatic theme. Keyboard shortcuts for saving, formatting, indenting and creating new documents. Edits stay in sync if Inkwell is open in more than one tab.
AUTOMATIC BACKUPS
Inkwell saves backups of your documents to an "Inkwell Backups" folder in your Downloads, keeping the five most recent. Restore from a backup at any time.
EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE
Inkwell has no accounts, no servers, and no analytics. Your documents are saved locally in your browser using Chrome's storage API and never leave your computer.