Mowl

Spec sheet

Product

Mowl is a minimalist, portable WYSIWYG Markdown editor with full right-to-left support for Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The maker highlights writers using right-to-left Persian, Arabic, or Hebrew, as well as users seeking a portable Markdown editor.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The release page lists Windows, universal macOS, and Linux builds for x64 and ARM64.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The README names Tauri, Milkdown Crepe, ProseMirror, comrak, and KaTeX as components of its technology stack.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The README invites users to support development on Ko-fi.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Download security

Release pages publish SHA-256 checksums, and the maker says binaries are not code-signed, so Windows and macOS may warn on first launch.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editing

It renders Markdown inline as users type while saving documents as plain Markdown files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Export

Mowl exports self-contained HTML and PDF through the system print dialog.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Export formats

HTML,PDFRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Features

Features include tabbed documents with session restore, source view, find and replace, GitHub-Flavored Markdown tables, KaTeX math, and syntax-highlighted code.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Internet access

The README says checking for updates is the only time Mowl connects to the internet by itself, and automatic checks can be disabled.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local file support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Markdown flavor

github_flavoredRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Portability

The maker describes the Windows portable executable as roughly 7 MB and says settings can travel beside it in a settings.toml file.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Publishing workflow

noneRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

RTL support

A document-level toggle supports Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew text, and preserves direction in HTML export.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Update security

Windows self-updates verify the downloaded release signature against a key built into the app before installation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows distribution

Windows distribution includes a portable executable and setup packages, with Scoop installation also documented.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

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