QLMarkdown 1.5.5 mer, 30 set 2026 16:34:00 +0100 12.0 Release 1.5.6 (58)

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p>New Features:

  • Hash extension (thanks to @soreavis).
  • Improved anchor generation for the Header extension.

Bugfix:

  • The TOC option does not overwrite the anchors generated by the Header extension.

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]]> 1.5.5 mer, 23 set 2026 13:06:00 +0100 12.0 Release 1.5.5 (57)

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This release require macOS 12.0 or later.

New Features:

  • Security fix: prevent of loading/execute unauthorized code (thanks to @ryangravette-bsd):
    • Prevent the execution of injected scripts or custom events.
    • Image files are identified by their magic code, not by their extension.
    • Validation for opening external links on the main App.
    • YAML header is now sanitized before rendering.
    • Fixed markdown fenced blocks.
  • Highlight updated to release 4.2.1.
  • Lua updated to release 5.5.1.
  • Sparkle updated to release 2.10.0.
  • SwiftSoup updated to release 2.13.9.
  • Dropped pre macOS 12.0 legacy code.

Bugfix:

  • Fixed a regression on Quick Look extension on build 56.

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]]> 1.5.5 mer, 23 set 2026 13:06:00 +0100 12.0 Release 1.5.5 (56)

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This release require macOS 12.0 or later.

New Features:

  • Security fix: prevent of loading/execute unauthorized code (thanks to @ryangravette-bsd):
    • Prevent the execution of injected scripts or custom events.
    • Image files are identified by their magic code, not by their extension.
    • Validation for opening external links on the main App.
    • YAML header is now sanitized before rendering.
    • Fixed markdown fenced blocks.
  • Highlight updated to release 4.2.1.
  • Lua updated to release 5.5.1.
  • Sparkle updated to release 2.10.0.
  • SwiftSoup updated to release 2.13.9.
  • Dropped pre macOS 12.0 legacy code.

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]]> 1.5.4 ven, 18 set 2026 11:58:00 +0100 12.0 Release 1.5.4 (55)

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This release require macOS 12.0 or later.

New Features:

  • Default YAML header enabled for all files (valid only for new installations; users who have already used the application must configure the setting manually).
  • Admonition extension (thanks to @soreavis)
  • Table of contents option (thanks to @soreavis).
  • Mermaid library 12.0.0 embedded.
  • MathJax library 4.1.3 embedded.

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]]> 1.5.3 ven, 11 set 2026 11:25:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.5.3 (54)

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New Features:

  • GitHub Alert extension (thanks to @soreavis).
  • Definition list extension (thanks to @soreavis)
  • Wikilink extension (thanks to @soreavis).
  • Better default/auto window size (thanks to @ki7dk).
  • Italian localization.
  • Spanish localization (thanks to @GuilleZubikarai).

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]]> 1.5.2 mar, 30 giu 2026 12:00:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.5.2 (53)

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New Features:

  • Support to force a light/dark appearance.
  • Support for printing the markdown preview from the main app.
  • Support for .mermaid files.
  • Highlight render engine updated to release 4.20.

Bugfix:

  • Fixed list bullet on task-list items (thanks to @soreavis).
  • Fixed auto-reload breaking when the file is saved by another app (thanks to @soreavis).
  • Fixed qlmarkdown_cli resource lookup when invoked via a symlink (thanks to @soreavis).
  • Fixed math extension (thanks to @RayCharlizard and @soreavis).
  • Fixed memory leaks in the inline-image, mention and emoji extensions (thanks to @soreavis).

Remember to launch the main application after updating to automatically refresh the support files.

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]]> 1.5.1 lun, 4 mag 2026 18:05:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.5.1 (52)

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Bugfix:

  • Fixed css popup menu refresh..

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]]> 1.5.0 mer, 8 apr 2026 18:40:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.5.0 (51)

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New features:

  • Application is now codesigned and notarized!
  • Option to set the base font size.
  • All dependency libraries have been updated.
  • The application size has been reduced.
  • Marmeid.js and MathJax.js libraries can be linked to the web or embedded in the html output. You can also update from the web to the last release of the libraries.

Breaking changed:

  • This release will reset all previous settings.
  • The command line tool do not more use the same settings of the main application or the Quick Look extension.
  • Command line tool uses some different arguments.
  • Dropped support for guess the scripting language inside fenced blocks.

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]]> 1.0.24 dom, 18 gen 2026 20:05:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.0.24 (50)

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New features:

Bug fix:

  • sub/sup extension.
  • support for encoded url for inline images.
  • removed some legacy code (thanks to @deepc0py).

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]]> 1.0.23 mar, 26 mag 2025 21:37:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.0.23 (49)

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New features:

  • Support for MDX files (.mdx, without JSX rendering).
  • Support for Cursor Rulers files (.mdc).
  • Highlight updated to 4.16.
  • Lua updated to 5.4.7.
  • File updated to 5.46.
  • Enry updated to 2.9.2.
  • Support for UTI io.typora.markdown.

Bug fix:

  • Unable to save the settings.
  • Rewrite settings management to bypass warnings about accessing settings from other applications. You will need to reset any preferences you have changed.
  • Unused code has been removed (including the ability to choose a theme for code formatting, now to change it you will need to edit the css file).

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]]> 1.0.22 mar, 22 mag 2025 14:50:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.0.22 (47)

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New features:

  • Support for MDX files (.mdx, without JSX rendering).
  • Support for Cursor Rulers files (.mdc).
  • Highlight updated to 4.16.
  • Lua updated to 5.4.7.
  • File updated to 5.46.
  • Enry updated to 2.9.2.
  • Support for UTI io.typora.markdown.

Bug fix:

  • Rewrite settings management to bypass warnings about accessing settings from other applications. You will need to reset any preferences you have changed.
  • Unused code has been removed (including the ability to choose a theme for code formatting, now to change it you will need to edit the css file).

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]]> 1.0.21 mar, 31 dic 2024 18:36:00 +0100 10.15 Release 1.0.21 (46)

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New features:

  • Warning about this is not a Markdown editor app.
  • Alert when the app is closed and the current markdown file was changed.
  • Experimental Shortcut Action (require macOS 15.2).

Bug fix:

  • Temporary fix for $ recognition without mathematical expression.

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]]> 1.0.20 lun, 05 ago 2024 19:58:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.20 (45)

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1.0.18 (43)

New features:

  • Support for some extended syntax:
    • highlight text with ==
    • subscript (~) and superscript (^)

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]]> 1.0.19 mer, 05 giu 2024 06:57:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.19 (44)

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Bug fix:

  • Fixed saving about flag settings.

1.0.18 (43)

New features:

  • Support for com.nutstore.down UTI.
  • cmark-gfm updated to version 0.29.0.gfm.13.
  • pcre2 updated to version 10.43.
  • Enry updated to version 2.8.8.
  • Settings to show about app info on the footer preview.
  • Link to buy me a coffee

Bug fix:

  • Exported html head title filled with the filename.

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]]> 1.0.18 mar, 04 giu 2024 21:48:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.18 (43)

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New features:

  • Support for com.nutstore.down UTI.
  • cmark-gfm updated to version 0.29.0.gfm.13.
  • pcre2 updated to version 10.43.
  • Enry updated to version 2.8.8.
  • Settings to show about app info on the footer preview.
  • Link to buy me a coffee

Bug fix:

  • Exported html head title filled with the filename.

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]]> 1.0.17 lun, 22 mag 2023 08:45:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.17 (42)

New features:

  • Improved Math (Latex) support (thanks to @mccann):
    • Prevent Markdown processing inside $'s
    • Allow multi-line Latex, like that supported by: jupyter notebook, vscode, obsidian, probably many more - only tested the above.
    • Now prevents arbitrary html getting passed through.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.16 ven, 5 mag 2023 12:23:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.16 (41)

New features:

  • Support mathematical expressions with the MathJax engine.
  • Update libraries:
    • cmark-gfm 0.29.0.gfm.11
    • highlight 4.5
    • lua 5.4.4
    • libmagic 5.44
    • go-enry v2.8.4
    • boost.
  • Settings UI redesigned.

Bugfix:

  • Alt attribute for emoji rendered as image.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.15 lun, 4 apr 2022 23:37:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.15 (40)

New features:

  • On the main app, the markdown file is automatically reloaded when it is edited outside.
  • Preliminary support for Quarto files (.qmd).

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.14 mer, 23 feb 2022 8:50:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.14 (39)

Bugfix:

  • Allows you to use ... to end the yaml header block.

If you have installed version 1.0.11 or 1.0.12 you may need to re-download the updated app from the web.

  1. Unzip the archive
  2. Replace the app inside the Applications folder
  3. Start QLMarkdown with right click (or ctrl-click) and choose open from the context menu.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.13 ven, 11 feb 2022 17:46:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.13 (38)

Bugfix:

  • Fixed the Sparkle integration bug.

If you have installed version 1.0.11 or 1.0.12 you may need to re-download the updated app from the web.

  1. Unzip the archive
  2. Replace the app inside the Applications folder
  3. Start QLMarkdown with right click (or ctrl-click) and choose open from the context menu.

1.0.12 (37)

Bugfix:

  • Better procedure for install the command line tool.
  • Fixed the bug that prevented the processing of html raw images when they are not inserted in a html block element.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.12 ven, 11 feb 2022 15:27:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.12 (37)

Bugfix:

  • Better procedure for install the command line tool.
  • Fixed the bug that prevented the processing of html raw images when they are not inserted in a html block element.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.11 gio, 27 gen 2022 23:54:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.11 (36)

New features:

  • Support for opening markdown files (by dragging the file onto the app icon).
  • Support for exporting the markdown code.
  • Sparkle updated to release 2.0.0.

Bugfix:

  • Fix for heads with dash.
  • Implemented missing behavior for the color scheme editor.
  • Fix for installation of the command line tool.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.10 lun, 29 dic 2021 16:37:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.10 (35)

New features:

  • Better performance for heads extension.
  • Better performance for inline images on raw html fragments.
  • Option for automatic saving of settings changes.
  • GUI optimization.

Bugfix:

  • Fixed settings save.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0 sab, 26 dic 2020 11:12:25 +0100 10.15 First version.

]]> 1.0 dom, 27 dic 2020 12:14:00 +0100 10.15 Auto update with Sparkle framework and bugfix.

]]> 1.0 dom, 27 dic 2020 13:51:00 +0100 10.15 Fix missed Sparkle framework.

]]> 1.0 dom, 27 dic 2020 17:49:00 +0100 10.15 UI improvements and bugfix.

]]> 1.0 mar, 29 dic 2020 18:36:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Heads extension to auto create anchor for the heads.
  • Redesigned UI.
  • Auto refresh menu to automatically update the preview when an option is changed (the auto refresh do not apply when you change the example text).
  • The quicklook extension detects the settings changed on the host application. Remember that macOS can store the quicklook preview in a cache, so to see the new settings applied try to open the preview of a different file.
  • On the host application you can open a .md file to view in the preview (you can also drag & drop the over the text editor).
  • Import css inside the support folder.

Bugfix:

  • Typo in application name.
  • Null pointer bug on inlineimage extension.
  • Fix on the image mime detection.

Warning: I fix a typo in the application name. The autoupdate can fail. In this case please redownload the app.

]]> 1.0 mar, 29 dic 2020 20:00:00 +0100 10.15 Fixed standard cmark task list extension not inserting class style.

]]> 1.0 mar, 29 dic 2020 20:48:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Updated the default css style (thanks to hazarek).
  • For source highlight, option to choose the document style or a specific language style.
]]> 1.0 mar, 30 dic 2020 17:10:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Implemented reset to factory settings.

Bugfix:

  • Incomplete saving settings.
  • UI fix.
]]> 1.0 mar, 30 dic 2020 17:52:00 +0100 10.15 Bugfix:

  • Fixed open external link to the default browser on Big Sur (via an external XPC service).
]]> 1.0 ven, 1 gen 2021 09:42:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • New icon (thanks to hazarek).
  • Wrapper highlight library build inside the Xcode project.
  • Wrapper highlight embed goutils with enry guess engine.
  • Better about dialog.

Bugfix:

  • Shared library and support files no more embedded twice reducing the total file size.
  • Fix on exporting default style.
  • Css theme fix.
]]> 1.0 sab, 2 gen 2021 18:26:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • QL preview handle TextBundle container.
  • Inline image extension handle also image inserted with tag on the markdown file.
  • Better emoji handler.

Bugfix:

  • Fix error on image mime detection.
]]> 1.0 dom, 3 gen 2021 17:08:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Better emoji handler.
  • UI improvement.
]]> 1.0 dom, 3 gen 2021 17:08:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Option to export the generated preview to an HTML file in the main application.

Bugfix:

  • Fix emoji parser.
]]> 1.0 sab, 16 gen 2021 22:34:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Option to export the generated preview to an HTML file in the main application.

Bugfix:

  • Fix on heads extension.
  • Fix on emoji extension.
  • Fix for exporting a source color scheme as a CSS style.
]]> 1.0 mer, 20 gen 2021 19:15:00 +0100 10.15 Bugfix:

  • Better mime recognition for inline images.
]]> 1.0 gio, 21 gen 2021 08:23:00 +0100 10.15 Bugfix:

  • Fixed base64 image encoding.
]]> 1.0 lun, 1 feb 2021 22:41:00 +0100 10.15 Bugfix:

  • Responsive image height fix.
  • Correct parsing of image filename with spaces inside a <img> tag. Please note that spaces are not supported within the filenames of images defined with markdown syntax. Spaces are unsafe to use inside an URL, must be replaced with %20.
]]> 1.0 gio, 4 feb 2021 20:13:00 +0100 10.15 Bugfix:

  • Fix for anchors of head with emoji characters.
]]> 1.0 gio, 4 feb 2021 23:04:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Settings to handle autoupdate.
]]> 1.0 mar, 9 feb 2021 15:36:00 +0100 10.15 Bugfix:

  • Fixed a glitch when showing the preview (the webview is initially shown smaller than the QL window).
]]> 1.0 dom, 21 feb 2021 17:10:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Support for UTI com.unknown.md.
]]> 1.0 mer, 3 mar 2021 07:49:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Basic support for rmarkdown files.
]]> 1.0 ven, 16 apr 2021 09:40:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Extended the support for the yaml header of .rmd to all .md files. The rmd extension was renamed to YAML header.
]]> 1.0.1 mer, 2 giu 2021 16:32:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • With YAML and table extensions enabled, the yaml file header is displayed as a table.
]]> 1.0.2 mer, 22 set 2021 14:40:00 +0100 10.15 Bugfix:

  • Fenced code block highlighted even when .rmd syntax is used (language name inside a curly brace).
]]> 1.0.3 mer, 20 ott 2021 13:27:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • Command line interface (CLI) tool.
]]> 1.0.4 sab, 30 ott 2021 19:10:00 +0100 10.15 New features:

  • On macOS 12 Monterey, the new lightweight data based preview will be used.
  • Addeded more arguments to the CLI tool.
  • CLI tool embed inline images handle also raw HTML fragments.

Bugfix:

  • Handle markdown associated only to a dynamic UTI.
  • Fixed issue with instantiated and never released Markdown QL Extension Web Content process for each file previewed.
  • On macOS 12 Monterey now you can scroll the preview with the scrollbars.
  • On macOS 12 Monterey the bug of trackpad scrolling in fullscreen preview has been fixed.
]]> 1.0.5 sab, 30 ott 2021 21:10:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.5

Bugfix:

  • Tag Filter extension fixed.
  • Improved performance for inline image handling in raw HTML fragment.
  • Better recognition of javascript fenced block.
  • Missing library credits on about dialog.

1.0.4

New features:

  • On macOS 12 Monterey, the new lightweight data based preview will be used.
  • Addeded more arguments to the CLI tool.
  • CLI tool embed inline images handle also raw HTML fragments.

Bugfix:

  • Handle markdown associated only to a dynamic UTI.
  • Fixed issue with instantiated and never released Markdown QL Extension Web Content process for each file previewed.
  • On macOS 12 Monterey now you can scroll the preview with the scrollbars.
  • On macOS 12 Monterey the bug of trackpad scrolling in fullscreen preview has been fixed.
]]> 1.0.6 mar, 23 nov 2021 16:53:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.6

New features:

  • Application menu item to install/reveal the CLI tool on /usr/local/bin folder.
  • Support for UTI public.markdown defined by Nova.app.

Bugfix:

  • Fixed possibile deallocation error with invalid highlight theme.

1.0.5

Bugfix:

  • Tag Filter extension fixed.
  • Improved performance for inline image handling in raw HTML fragment.
  • Better recognition of javascript fenced block.
  • Missing library credits on about dialog.

1.0.4

New features:

  • On macOS 12 Monterey, the new lightweight data based preview will be used.
  • Addeded more arguments to the CLI tool.
  • CLI tool embed inline images handle also raw HTML fragments.

Bugfix:

  • Handle markdown associated only to a dynamic UTI.
  • Fixed issue with instantiated and never released Markdown QL Extension Web Content process for each file previewed.
  • On macOS 12 Monterey now you can scroll the preview with the scrollbars.
  • On macOS 12 Monterey the bug of trackpad scrolling in fullscreen preview has been fixed.
]]> 1.0.7 ven, 17 dic 2021 18:18:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.7 (32)

New features:

  • Support for render the markdown source code instead of the formatted output.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.8 ven, 17 dic 2021 20:18:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.8 (33)

New features:

  • Support for render the markdown source code instead of the formatted output.

Bugfix:

  • Fixed bug for undefined source code theme.
  • Fixed bug on settings sync delay in the Quick Look preview on macOS Monterey.

See the complete changelog.

]]> 1.0.9 lun, 27 dic 2021 12:18:00 +0100 10.15 1.0.9 (34)

New features:

  • Experimental support for defining the size of the Quick Look window.
  • Magic file updated to release 5.41.

Bugfix:

  • Fixed cross compile compilation of file library.

See the complete changelog.

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