{
  "id": 16650923,
  "title": "Glenn Fleishman on Apple Notes and Markdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/glenn-fleishman-on-apple-notes-and-markdown",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T20:03:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daring Fireball",
    "slug": "daring-fireball",
    "url": "https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/10/why-notes-will-never-let-us-edit-markdown/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Glenn Fleishman, an Apple Notes enthusiast, penned an opinion piece on Six Colors titled \"Why Notes Will Never Let Us Edit Markdown.\" He explained that the Notes app recently introduced Markdown import and export capabilities in the operating system's version 26 release, and macOS 27 Golden Gate update added copy/paste functionality for Markdown. Fleishman wondered why Apple hasn't enabled native Markdown editing in the Notes app, given its widespread use in content management systems and writing tools.\n\nFleishman argued that Apple Notes should exclusively support WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editing, keeping users away from formatting codes. He also pointed out that Markdown, as a language, can be malformed, making it impossible for users to create improper notes in the app if native Markdown editing were allowed. Fleishman concluded that adding native Markdown editing to Notes would be a mistake, despite Apple's commendable effort in recent years to support Markdown through import/export and copy/paste features on Mac.",
  "summary": "Glenn Fleishman, writing at Six Colors, “Why Notes Will Never Let Us Edit Markdown”: The Notes app added Markdown import and export in the version 26 operating system releases, and the macOS 27 Golden Gate update lets us copy and paste as Markdown. Why can’t we just write natively in that hoary, simple format? I use Markdown all day, every day. In fact, I’m writing these words in Markdown without…",
  "key_points": [
    "Apple Notes added Markdown import/export in iOS 26 and macOS 27 update.",
    "Glenn Fleishman argues Apple should not enable native Markdown editing.",
    "He believes WYSIWYG editing avoids formatting codes and malformed Markdown."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}