Omawrite

A dead-simple Markdown writing app built with Qt Quick and C++ that automatically follows system dark/light mode.

Install

Install via the Omarchy Package Repository via the omawrite package. It's installed by default in new installations of Omarchy (from Quattro forward).

Shortcuts

• Ctrl+S saves. Unsaved documents use the XDG desktop portal file picker.
• Ctrl+Shift+S saves as.
• Ctrl+O opens a Markdown file through the portal picker.
• Ctrl+N opens a new Omawrite window.
• Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z, and Ctrl+Y handle undo and redo.
• Super+F toggles fullscreen. Qt maps this key as Meta+F.
• Ctrl+E toggles between source editing and rendered Markdown preview.
• Ctrl+F searches the document. Use Enter or Ctrl+G for the next match and Shift+Enter for the previous match.

Requirements

• Qt 6: qt6-base, qt6-declarative, qt6-quickcontrols2
• KDE Window System: kwindowsystem
• xdg-desktop-portal and a portal backend
• ttf-ia-writer for the iA Writer Mono S font