EaseInk

Start with a file. Keep your flow.

The essentials for installing EaseInk, opening Markdown, browsing folder workspaces, working with technical content, and exporting finished documents.

Install

EaseInk is free to download and use. No account, email, activation, or network connection is required. Download the Setup installer or portable ZIP for Windows x64, the DMG or ZIP for Mac Apple Silicon or Mac Intel (macOS 11 Big Sur or later; the packages use ad-hoc signing and are not notarized, so allow them once in System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security), or the DEB installer or portable AppImage for Ubuntu x64. Windows needs the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, which is built into Windows 11 and up-to-date Windows 10. Upgrading from 0.1.x keeps your settings, recent files, folder workspaces, and recovery snapshots.

Create and open documents

Use Ctrl/Cmd+N for a new document and Ctrl/Cmd+O to open Markdown. Each window edits one document at a time. Use File ▸ Open Folder to make a local folder the current window's workspace, browse its file tree, switch back to the outline when needed, and restore that workspace on the next launch. Recent files, relative Markdown links, and same-document heading anchors help you move between local files. Recovery snapshots, external-change detection, and save-time disk checks protect unsaved work and edits made outside EaseInk.

Essential shortcuts and preferences

Ctrl/Cmd+S saves, Ctrl/Cmd+F finds, Ctrl/Cmd+H replaces, and Ctrl/Cmd+/ toggles source mode. Use File ▸ Preferences to choose the interface language and review shortcuts; use View to toggle code block line numbers. In Preferences → Privacy, “Help improve EaseInk” is off by default and can be changed at any time; the Windows Setup wizard separately offers the same anonymous measurement choice. Rich-text editing is the default; use source mode whenever you need exact Markdown control.

Blocks, tables, and math

The Paragraph menu can apply headings, body text, quotes, code blocks, formula blocks, ordered, unordered, and task lists, horizontal rules, YAML Front Matter, and table insertion. Tables support row and column editing, alignment changes, and deletion from contextual controls. Sanitized raw HTML blocks render in place after scripts and event handlers are stripped. Inline $...$ and block $$...$$ formulas render with KaTeX offline.

Images and Mermaid

Paste a screenshot or drag an image into a saved document. EaseInk stores it in the document's assets/ folder and inserts a relative path. This keeps Markdown and images linked when a project moves, is committed to Git, synced, or shared. Network images are read from their original URLs and are not uploaded. Create a fenced mermaid block for a live diagram that can be exported as SVG, PNG, or JPEG.

YAML Front Matter and JSON

EaseInk presents YAML Front Matter as a structured panel in rendered mode. Common fields can be edited directly without working around --- delimiters; it preserves nested objects, lists, comments, and multiline content. JSON code blocks use four-space visual indentation, hierarchy guides, and foldable objects and arrays while retaining original line numbers.

PDF, HTML, and Word .docx export

Choose Export from the File menu. The current theme, code settings, local images, Mermaid diagrams, and offline KaTeX math are preserved. Self-contained HTML export embeds theme styles and local assets for portable review or archiving. Native Word .docx export retains headings, inline formatting, lists, quotes, tables, code blocks, page layout, page numbers, and local images.