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DotMD launched: a Mac Markdown app where AI writes docs and you review changes like code. It keeps everything on your Mac and lets you accept each fix line by line.
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DotMD is trying to make AI writing feel less like a black box and more like a code review. The new Mac Markdown app lets agents draft specs, plans and docs, then shows the result as if it were a pull request. You comment on exact lines, the agent fixes them through MCP, and you decide which changes land.
That workflow matters because it treats writing as something you inspect, not just something you receive. The app is built for people who already live in Markdown and want the speed of an AI helper without surrendering control over the final text. There’s a plain appeal to that. Fewer mysteries. Fewer “why did it do that?” moments.
DotMD is not just for drafting, either. It also works as a reader and editor, with support for Mermaid diagrams, math, code, version history, search and PDF export. That makes it a broader writing tool rather than a single-purpose AI wrapper.
The other clear pitch is privacy. Everything stays on the user’s Mac, and the app is free to read. In a market full of cloud-first AI tools, that local-only angle stands out almost as much as the pull-request style review process.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
The smartest part here is not the AI writing, it’s the refusal to pretend drafts are sacred. Put the model on a short leash, show every edit, and suddenly the tool feels less like a chatbot and more like a collaborator with manners. That’s the direction serious AI software should be heading: less magic show, more version control.
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