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title: "Caret, a great Markdown editor"
slug: caret-a-great-markdown-editor
section: tech
date: 2017-10-03T11:12:00.000Z
canonical: https://roland.leth.ro/blog/tech/caret-a-great-markdown-editor
---

I guess it's [that][1] [time][2] of year again, when I change the editor I use to write. The last editor I was using, LightPaper, hasn't seen any updates in the past year and a half, which is a bummer, because I really think it has potential, and it's already a pretty good app; it just didn't fit my needs/desires. I know, I'm spoiled when it comes to editors, but [I'm also][3] a sucker for clean, dark themes.

Recently, I stumbled across [Caret][4], which has everything I look for: in-line Markdown highlighting, syntax assistance, live and customizable (through CSS) preview, an easy-to-the-eyes dark theme and a great, language-aware, syntax theme for code blocks.

Check the full features list [here][5], and maybe give the app a try as well. It has some rough edges here and there, but I definitely think it's worth it.

[1]:	/final-version--for-now- "Roland Leth's blog"
[2]:	/lightpaper "Roland Leth's blog"
[3]:	/snippetslab "Roland Leth's blog"
[4]:	https://caret.io "Caret"
[5]:	https://caret.io/features "Caret"