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InspectorHover the left edge of the page for the outline, word count and backlinks. Click a heading to jump to it.Hover the left edge of the page for the outline, word count and backlinks. Click a heading to jump to it.
Newv0.2.0 opens CSV, JSON and JSONLv0.2.0 opens CSV and JSON
Built for agents.Made for people.
The enjoyable way to work with what your agents make.
Plain Markdown files, right on your Mac.
Download for MacGet Dawn for Mac
Free · Apple silicon · Notarized by Apple
Works with
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
Your agent works in plain files. You think in pages.Dawn is for both of you.
Press ⌘L.Your agent starts handing you pages.
Dawn sets itself up in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. When your agent finishes a file, the page opens right beside the chat.
Tighten step 2 of the migration plan and show me when it's done.
- Edited Migration plan.md +6 −11
- Opened it in Dawn
Step 2 is shorter, and every check now has a target. Here's the page:
Auth migration rollout plandawn.localhost/d/7f3k2q
Reply to your agent
Live while it writes
Open pages update in place. New files show up in the sidebar right away.
Set up once
Turn it on in Settings. Dawn sets up Claude Code, Codex and Cursor for you.
Same file, both ways
No export step. Your edits are its next input.
Your agent speaks Markdown.You don't have to.
It reads like a finished page and edits like one. Headings, tables and math look right while you type. The file underneath stays plain Markdown.
/A slash, and every block Dawn knows.
Formatting without symbols
⌘BSelect and press ⌘B, or use the toolbar. Dawn writes the asterisks.Dawn writes the asterisks for you.
Find anything
⌘PEvery workspace, file and recent document, as fast as you can type.Every workspace, file and recent document.
Every command, by name
⌘KForgot a shortcut? Press ⌘K and type a few letters of the command.Type a few letters of any command.
Math and diagrams, live
$ $KaTeX and Mermaid render as you write, on your machine.KaTeX and Mermaid, rendered on your machine.
Light or dark
Switch any time with ⌘⇧L. Both are tuned for long reads.Switch any time with ⌘⇧L.
New in 0.2.0
Not every file is Markdown.Dawn opens the rest.
CSV becomes a table, JSON a set of fields, JSONL a list of records. Change a value right where you see it. Everything you didn't touch is saved exactly as your agent wrote it.
Tables you can edit
CSV and TSV open as a table. Click a cell to change it; add rows and columns from the menu.
Fields, not braces
JSON reads as labelled fields. Yes or no is a switch, and a list of records is a small table.
Properties up top
A note's frontmatter shows as Properties above its title, ready to edit.
Your folder. Your files.Nothing leaves your Mac.
Plain folders
A workspace is a folder you already have. Open it in Finder, Git or anything else.A workspace is a folder you already have.
No account
Download, open a folder, start. There is nothing to sign up for.Download, open a folder, start.
Nothing tracked
No analytics, no telemetry. The only call home is the update check.No analytics. The only call home is the update check.
Everything you need is right where you'd look.Nothing you don't.
Search every file
SidebarType in the sidebar search. File names show up first, then every line that matches, highlighted.Type in the sidebar search. File names show up first, then every line that matches, highlighted.
Sort your way
↕By name or by last edit. Dawn remembers the choice for each workspace.By name or last edit, remembered per workspace.
Drag to move
DragDrop files and folders where they belong. They move on disk, too.Files and folders move on disk, too.
Link with [[
BacklinksType [[ to link another note. Backlinks show every page that points here.Backlinks show every page that points here.
Find in the page
⌘FStep through every match, and match case when you need to.Step through every match.
Bring back a closed tab
⌘⇧TDrag tabs to reorder them. Closed one by mistake? ⌘⇧T brings it back.Reopen the last one you closed. Drag to reorder.
See every shortcut
⌘/Can't remember a shortcut? Press ⌘/ and they're all there.They're all there when you need them.
Enjoy what your agents make.From first light.
Free for Mac. Open a folder, press ⌘L, and let your agent hand you the next page.
Download for MacGet Dawn for MacApple silicon · Notarized by AppleNewv2.0 edits the page in placev2.0 edits the page in place
Read it on the go.Edit it on the spot.
The enjoyable way to read what your agents make, wherever you are.
Open any Markdown file, and since 2.0, edit it with a double-tap.
Download on the App Store
Free · iOS 17 or later · Data Not Collected
Your agent works in plain files. You think in pages.Dawn is for both of you.
Your agent's work,in your pocket.
The plan your agent wrote this morning is a file in a folder. Open it in Dawn and it reads like a finished page, right on your phone.
Open from anywhere
Browse a folder in Files or iCloud Drive, open a single file, or send a link from Safari's share sheet.Files, iCloud Drive, or a link from Safari's share sheet.
Newest on top
Recent files group by Today, Yesterday and This Week. Pinned ones stay above them all.Grouped by Today, Yesterday and This Week.
Typeset, not raw
Tables, highlighted code, math and diagrams read as a page, not as symbols.Tables, code, math and diagrams read as a page.
Always the latest
Your agent changed the file? Pull down on the page to read the new version.Pull down to read the new version.
New in 2.0
Double-tap the page.Now it's yours.
No source view, no mode switch. The caret lands where your finger did, and the page looks exactly as it did a second ago.
A toolbar on the keyboard
Text styles, bold, lists, to-dos, links, quotes and undo, one tap above the keys.Styles, lists, to-dos, links and undo, one tap away.
Markdown, if you know it
## - [ ]Type it the old way and it turns into a heading or a to-do the moment it's complete.It converts the moment it's complete.
Everything else stays intact
Blocks you don't touch are written back byte for byte. Code, math, tables and diagrams stay whole.Untouched blocks are written back byte for byte.
Done, and it's a page again
Tap Done and the reader returns without a blank frame in between.No blank frame in between.
Your files stay put.Dawn never moves them.
Opened in place
Dawn reads straight from Files and iCloud Drive. There is no Dawn cloud to sync to.Read straight from Files and iCloud Drive.
No account
Download, open a file, read. There is nothing to sign up for.Download, open a file, read.
Nothing tracked
No analytics, no telemetry. The App Store label reads Data Not Collected.The App Store label reads Data Not Collected.
Everything you need is right where you'd look.Nothing you don't.
Share what you select
SelectSelect a passage and send it as an image card, or copy it as plain text or Markdown.Send a passage as an image card, or copy it as plain text or Markdown.
Search every file
SearchFile names first, then every line that matches, across all your folders.Names first, then every matching line.
Pin what you come back to
SwipeSwipe right on a file or folder. It stays at the top, above everything recent.Swipe right on a file or folder to keep it on top.
Jump with the outline
OutlineEvery heading in one sheet, with your place marked. Tap one to go there.Every heading in one sheet. Tap to go there.
Send the whole file
ShareShare the Markdown file itself, by AirDrop, Messages or Files.AirDrop, Messages or Files.
Look closer at diagrams
TapTap any diagram to open it full screen, then zoom in.Tap a diagram to open it full screen.
Light, dark or Auto
◐Tap the theme button to switch. Auto follows your iPhone.Auto follows your iPhone.
Pinch to set the size
PinchPinch the page to make the text bigger or smaller. It settles on a comfortable size, and every file opens at it.Pinch the page to make the text bigger or smaller. Every file opens at the size you pick.
Take your pages with you.From first light.
Free on iPhone. Open any Markdown file, wherever you are.
Download on the App StoreiOS 17 or later · Data Not Collected