Stackedit: Any plan to release a desktop edition?

[FinalTheory]

Well this is the best markdown editor that I've ever used, but you know in China, Google Drive is blocked and Dropbox seems to be not fast enough, so sometimes it would be inconvenient.
With a desktop version like MarkdownPad, it could be much better. Thanks!

[puf]

StackEdit already stores your documents locally. It just uses the local storage capability of your browser, instead of storing it on the local file system.

[FinalTheory]

Yeah I know this, but when writing a long article, people may wish to save it to the local disk at specific location when press Ctrl + S, not to save it manually after all the edit. Dropbox is very convenient indeed, but in China, not convenient enough.

[kuzzh]

In my opinion,a mobile edition like iOS edition is more needed compare to desktop edition.

[dickfeynman]

One can make a desktop "webapp" of StackEdit using something like Fogger (https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/fogger/) or Epiphany's webapps feature. Such a webapp can still be used to edit files locally when not connected to the internet. There might be analogous options for other platforms.

[Semyazz]

I'm using Sublime Text 3 + Plugins: Markdown Extended, Markdown Preview, Monokai Extended

[RoyiAvital]

A desktop version with local files would be great!!!

[XenuIsWatching]

This would be great, because sometimes I'm just not always connected to the internet.

[benweet]

@XenuIsWatching Internet connection is not required. Once the app has been loaded for the first time, it should be available offline even after reopening your browser.

[shumtravi]

+1 For Standalone desktop version.

[RoyiAvital]

@benweet, The question is, could we have a version with native support for local files (Namely Loading, Editing, Saving).
Something to work with local Version Control.

By the way, is it active project at all?

Thank You.

[linquize]

Wrap the program using node-webkit

[suningnet]

+1 For Standalone desktop version.

[erichuang1994]

+1 For Standalone desktop version.

[yumyo]

+1

[linquize]

Wrap by nwjs or electron

[yxhuang]

I just try Stackedit again today. It already has the export to local disk function

[tyeeman]

So....."Once the app has been loaded for the first time, it should be available offline even after reopening your browser."
This is not obvious to me. I use stackedit on a document. Export to disk. Close firefox. Open firefox, how do I get the document loaded back into stackedit offline now.?

[brunnopleffken]

Desktop version would be AWESOME!
Wrap it with Electron or NW.js, it's quite easy and would be great!

[RoyiAvital]

Since the last commit was made more than 10 Months ago, do you think StackEdit is still being developed?

[bladeoflight16]

@puf I can't check local storage into git. I need the files on my file system. Not being able to open the file from the file system (and having to go through Import then Export over and over) is also really annoying.

[dev-clavis]

+1

[stefnotch]

Relevant issue: https://github.com/benweet/stackedit/issues/615

It should be possible to do so with NW.js. However, I'm not sure what would be the best way to add file system support. It might be a good idea to add it as a custom type of workspace.

[CamiloMM]

4 Years now? Would be nice if @benweet could at least give an authoritative answer.

Though StackEdit, when running, is over 30K files. I think a text editor shouldn't require an SSD to load.

[nikhilweee]

Please make a standalone app. Please.

[liudonghua123]

Desktop version would be AWESOME!

[xhocquet]

Personally I use StackEdit as a workspace, and copy-paste the finished product into a repo I can commit. This gives me all the flexibility I need without another app on my computer.

Consider: Since this a heavy web app, making a desktop version would likely end up being an Electron app.

[stefnotch]

Well, what exactly is the issue with Electron apps? It seems like a quite decent option.

copy-paste the finished product into a repo

That's one of the things which many of us would prefer to avoid. Constantly having to copy-paste things from/to a repository is a hassle. Especially for quick, small edits.

without another app on my computer

You don't need an installer for Electron applications. In fact, most programs could do quite fine without an installer.

[RyanBram]

Hi, everyone.
I try to package online editor into offline editor.
You can download my build and try it without internet connection.

Hope this temporary solution will useful for you.
edit: Link removed as requested by owner

_Note:
I am separating Chrome node.js(v8) with Blink to make the distribution smaller (no nwjs or Electron), so you need to have Chrome in your system to render the page, but you don't have to open Chrome browser or internet connection._

[benweet]

@RyanBram please remove the link to your zip and share a link to an open source project instead. Thanks

[dandv]

Speaking of exporting to disk, that seems to be gone from v5? #1645

[dandv]

Also, guys, there are tons of Markdown editors built with Electron listed on the Electron apps page. Notable and Markdown explorer for example have a split editor, and Mark Text is WYSIWYG.

[mb21]

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