[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":215},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post:en:\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Ffude-markdown-reader-ai-era":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":188,"date":189,"description":190,"extension":191,"image":192,"imageAlt":50,"meta":193,"navigation":194,"path":195,"seo":196,"stem":197,"tags":198,"translationKey":199,"__hash__":200,"html":201,"bodyMarkdown":202,"translations":203,"previous":198,"next":210},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002F1.fude-markdown-reader-ai-era.md","Fude, a Markdown reader for the AI era","Antoine Frankart",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":177},"minimark",[10,14,17,20,23,26,31,39,42,45,52,56,59,62,66,73,76,79,83,98,101,104,108,122,126,129,151,155,163],[11,12,13],"p",{},"With the advent of AI, Markdown has become my go-to format: my product specs, my blog posts, and my notes. Thanks to its ease of writing and easy readability by AIs, Markdown has become essential.",[11,15,16],{},"Until now, I wrote and read my Markdown files in my IDE, my coding software like Cursor, using the preview mode to read. But I was not satisfied with the reading comfort, especially for long specs.",[11,18,19],{},"And when I wanted to continue reading on the subway, I did not have a workflow to do it quickly while keeping a comfortable reading experience.",[11,21,22],{},"I searched for a simple, beautiful tool that works on all my devices and just displays my Markdown files well. I could not find what I was looking for.",[11,24,25],{},"So I built it.",[27,28,30],"h2",{"id":29},"_1-fude-a-markdown-reader-built-for-reading","1. Fude: a Markdown reader built for reading",[11,32,33,34,38],{},"Fude is a Markdown reader designed with a single goal: ",[35,36,37],"strong",{},"making your .md files enjoyable to read",", on all your screens.",[11,40,41],{},"No built-in editor for now. A pleasant rendering of your documents, an interface designed for reading comfort, the ability to customize the appearance, and native support for Mermaid diagrams.",[11,43,44],{},"The idea is simple: you keep your favorite editor to write, whether it is VS Code, Obsidian, or Cursor, and you use Fude to read.",[11,46,47],{},[48,49],"img",{"alt":50,"src":51},"Fude Markdown reader interface","\u002Fimages\u002Ffude-markdown-viewer.webp",[27,53,55],{"id":54},"_2-connected-to-your-sources","2. Connected to your sources",[11,57,58],{},"One of the aspects that mattered most to me: Fude does not force you to move your files. You can connect your existing sources, whether local files scattered across your computer, GitHub, or Google Drive, and group all of that into projects inside the app.",[11,60,61],{},"Navigate between files from the same project in one click, without having to search for where they are stored.",[27,63,65],{"id":64},"_3-synced-everywhere-effortlessly","3. Synced everywhere, effortlessly",[11,67,68,69,72],{},"Fude will be a Markdown reader available ",[35,70,71],{},"on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android"," with seamless synchronization.",[11,74,75],{},"Obsidian is powerful, but it is too broad for my taste, and syncing is paid. Other tools exist, but they are desktop-only or limited to the Apple ecosystem.",[11,77,78],{},"Fude is local-first by default: your files stay on your drive, nothing goes through our servers unless you enable cloud sync. And in that case, it is encrypted.",[27,80,82],{"id":81},"_4-an-integrated-mcp-server","4. An integrated MCP server",[11,84,85,86,93,94,97],{},"As a ",[87,88,92],"a",{"href":89,"rel":90},"https:\u002F\u002Fenchanter.gg\u002Fen",[91],"nofollow","Product Engineer passionate about AI",", I could not launch Fude without integrating an ",[35,95,96],{},"MCP server"," (Model Context Protocol) to make your notes easily accessible to AI agents.",[11,99,100],{},"Concretely, this means you can connect your Fude notes to any compatible AI: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and many others. The AI agent can read your documents, analyze your writing style, or help you draft new content inspired by your existing notes.",[11,102,103],{},"Everything runs locally. Nothing leaves your machine.",[27,105,107],{"id":106},"_5-an-independent-project","5. An independent project",[11,109,110,111,115,116,121],{},"My name is Antoine Frankart, aka ",[87,112,114],{"href":89,"rel":113},[91],"eMeRiKa",". I am a consultant with more than 18 years of experience at the intersection of product, design, and code. I am building Fude first for my own needs, hoping it can also help others. I am also building ",[87,117,120],{"href":118,"rel":119},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.begonia.pro\u002Fen",[91],"Begonia.pro",", a local SEO SaaS.",[27,123,125],{"id":124},"what-you-will-find-on-this-blog","What you will find on this blog",[11,127,128],{},"This blog accompanies the launch of Fude. You will find:",[130,131,132,139,145],"ul",{},[133,134,135,138],"li",{},[35,136,137],{},"The changelog and roadmap"," of Fude.",[133,140,141,144],{},[35,142,143],{},"Practical Markdown guides"," with examples: syntax, tables, Mermaid diagrams, and formatting tips.",[133,146,147,150],{},[35,148,149],{},"Articles about AI and Markdown",": how to use AI agents with your notes, the MCP protocol, and the workflows I am putting in place.",[27,152,154],{"id":153},"try-it-in-early-access","Try it in early access",[11,156,157,158,162],{},"Fude is available in private beta. If you write in Markdown and are looking for a reader for your notes available across all your devices, ",[87,159,161],{"href":160},"\u002Fen#download","sign up for the private beta",".",[11,164,165,166,171,172,162],{},"If you have feedback or feature ideas, you can find me on ",[87,167,170],{"href":168,"rel":169},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Femerika\u002F",[91],"X"," or ",[87,173,176],{"href":174,"rel":175},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Femerika\u002F",[91],"LinkedIn",{"title":178,"searchDepth":179,"depth":179,"links":180},"",2,[181,182,183,184,185,186,187],{"id":29,"depth":179,"text":30},{"id":54,"depth":179,"text":55},{"id":64,"depth":179,"text":65},{"id":81,"depth":179,"text":82},{"id":106,"depth":179,"text":107},{"id":124,"depth":179,"text":125},{"id":153,"depth":179,"text":154},"product-changelog","2026-04-12","With the advent of AI, Markdown has become essential. I am creating the ultimate Markdown reader: clean, synced, ready for AI agents, available on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.","md","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog1",{},false,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Ffude-markdown-reader-ai-era",{"title":5,"description":190},"en\u002Fblog\u002F1.fude-markdown-reader-ai-era",null,"launch-blog-fude","q8bTdSmAxu8fgOBVgWheiMLqqgNFeSl34IwG7HlIxzU","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1\" data-fude-source-end=\"197\">With the advent of AI, Markdown has become my go-to format: my product specs, my blog posts, and my notes. Thanks to its ease of writing and easy readability by AIs, Markdown has become essential.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"199\" data-fude-source-end=\"396\">Until now, I wrote and read my Markdown files in my IDE, my coding software like Cursor, using the preview mode to read. But I was not satisfied with the reading comfort, especially for long specs.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"398\" data-fude-source-end=\"541\">And when I wanted to continue reading on the subway, I did not have a workflow to do it quickly while keeping a comfortable reading experience.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"543\" data-fude-source-end=\"694\">I searched for a simple, beautiful tool that works on all my devices and just displays my Markdown files well. I could not find what I was looking for.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"696\" data-fude-source-end=\"710\">So I built it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"715\" data-fude-source-end=\"759\">1. Fude: a Markdown reader built for reading\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"761\" data-fude-source-end=\"816\">Fude is a Markdown reader designed with a single goal: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"818\" data-fude-source-end=\"857\">making your .md files enjoyable to read\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"859\" data-fude-source-end=\"881\">, on all your screens.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"883\" data-fude-source-end=\"1075\">No built-in editor for now. A pleasant rendering of your documents, an interface designed for reading comfort, the ability to customize the appearance, and native support for Mermaid diagrams.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1077\" data-fude-source-end=\"1206\">The idea is simple: you keep your favorite editor to write, whether it is VS Code, Obsidian, or Cursor, and you use Fude to read.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fimages\u002Ffude-markdown-viewer.webp\" alt=\"Fude Markdown reader interface\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1281\" data-fude-source-end=\"1309\">2. Connected to your sources\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1311\" data-fude-source-end=\"1567\">One of the aspects that mattered most to me: Fude does not force you to move your files. You can connect your existing sources, whether local files scattered across your computer, GitHub, or Google Drive, and group all of that into projects inside the app.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1569\" data-fude-source-end=\"1679\">Navigate between files from the same project in one click, without having to search for where they are stored.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1684\" data-fude-source-end=\"1718\">3. Synced everywhere, effortlessly\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1720\" data-fude-source-end=\"1761\">Fude will be a Markdown reader available \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1763\" data-fude-source-end=\"1796\">on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1798\" data-fude-source-end=\"1829\"> with seamless synchronization.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1831\" data-fude-source-end=\"1987\">Obsidian is powerful, but it is too broad for my taste, and syncing is paid. Other tools exist, but they are desktop-only or limited to the Apple ecosystem.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"1989\" data-fude-source-end=\"2149\">Fude is local-first by default: your files stay on your drive, nothing goes through our servers unless you enable cloud sync. And in that case, it is encrypted.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2154\" data-fude-source-end=\"2181\">4. An integrated MCP server\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2183\" data-fude-source-end=\"2188\">As a \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fenchanter.gg\u002Fen\" data-fude-link-kind=\"external\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2189\" data-fude-source-end=\"2225\">Product Engineer passionate about AI\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2251\" data-fude-source-end=\"2300\">, I could not launch Fude without integrating an \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2302\" data-fude-source-end=\"2312\">MCP server\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2314\" data-fude-source-end=\"2390\"> (Model Context Protocol) to make your notes easily accessible to AI agents.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2392\" data-fude-source-end=\"2639\">Concretely, this means you can connect your Fude notes to any compatible AI: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and many others. The AI agent can read your documents, analyze your writing style, or help you draft new content inspired by your existing notes.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2641\" data-fude-source-end=\"2694\">Everything runs locally. Nothing leaves your machine.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2699\" data-fude-source-end=\"2724\">5. An independent project\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2726\" data-fude-source-end=\"2759\">My name is Antoine Frankart, aka \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fenchanter.gg\u002Fen\" data-fude-link-kind=\"external\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2760\" data-fude-source-end=\"2767\">eMeRiKa\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2793\" data-fude-source-end=\"2995\">. I am a consultant with more than 18 years of experience at the intersection of product, design, and code. I am building Fude first for my own needs, hoping it can also help others. I am also building \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.begonia.pro\u002Fen\" data-fude-link-kind=\"external\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"2996\" data-fude-source-end=\"3007\">Begonia.pro\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3036\" data-fude-source-end=\"3055\">, a local SEO SaaS.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3060\" data-fude-source-end=\"3091\">What you will find on this blog\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3093\" data-fude-source-end=\"3149\">This blog accompanies the launch of Fude. You will find:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3155\" data-fude-source-end=\"3180\">The changelog and roadmap\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3182\" data-fude-source-end=\"3191\"> of Fude.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3196\" data-fude-source-end=\"3221\">Practical Markdown guides\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3223\" data-fude-source-end=\"3293\"> with examples: syntax, tables, Mermaid diagrams, and formatting tips.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3298\" data-fude-source-end=\"3328\">Articles about AI and Markdown\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3330\" data-fude-source-end=\"3428\">: how to use AI agents with your notes, the MCP protocol, and the workflows I am putting in place.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3433\" data-fude-source-end=\"3455\">Try it in early access\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3457\" data-fude-source-end=\"3596\">Fude is available in private beta. If you write in Markdown and are looking for a reader for your notes available across all your devices, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen#download\" data-fude-link-kind=\"unsupported\">\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3597\" data-fude-source-end=\"3625\">sign up for the private beta\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3640\" data-fude-source-end=\"3641\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3643\" data-fude-source-end=\"3701\">If you have feedback or feature ideas, you can find me on \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Femerika\u002F\" data-fude-link-kind=\"external\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3702\" data-fude-source-end=\"3703\">X\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3728\" data-fude-source-end=\"3732\"> or \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Femerika\u002F\" data-fude-link-kind=\"external\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3733\" data-fude-source-end=\"3741\">LinkedIn\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan data-fude-source-start=\"3780\" data-fude-source-end=\"3781\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\nWith the advent of AI, Markdown has become my go-to format: my product specs, my blog posts, and my notes. Thanks to its ease of writing and easy readability by AIs, Markdown has become essential.\n\nUntil now, I wrote and read my Markdown files in my IDE, my coding software like Cursor, using the preview mode to read. But I was not satisfied with the reading comfort, especially for long specs.\n\nAnd when I wanted to continue reading on the subway, I did not have a workflow to do it quickly while keeping a comfortable reading experience.\n\nI searched for a simple, beautiful tool that works on all my devices and just displays my Markdown files well. I could not find what I was looking for.\n\nSo I built it.\n\n## 1. Fude: a Markdown reader built for reading\n\nFude is a Markdown reader designed with a single goal: **making your .md files enjoyable to read**, on all your screens.\n\nNo built-in editor for now. A pleasant rendering of your documents, an interface designed for reading comfort, the ability to customize the appearance, and native support for Mermaid diagrams.\n\nThe idea is simple: you keep your favorite editor to write, whether it is VS Code, Obsidian, or Cursor, and you use Fude to read.\n\n![Fude Markdown reader interface](\u002Fimages\u002Ffude-markdown-viewer.webp)\n\n## 2. Connected to your sources\n\nOne of the aspects that mattered most to me: Fude does not force you to move your files. You can connect your existing sources, whether local files scattered across your computer, GitHub, or Google Drive, and group all of that into projects inside the app.\n\nNavigate between files from the same project in one click, without having to search for where they are stored.\n\n## 3. Synced everywhere, effortlessly\n\nFude will be a Markdown reader available **on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android** with seamless synchronization.\n\nObsidian is powerful, but it is too broad for my taste, and syncing is paid. Other tools exist, but they are desktop-only or limited to the Apple ecosystem.\n\nFude is local-first by default: your files stay on your drive, nothing goes through our servers unless you enable cloud sync. And in that case, it is encrypted.\n\n## 4. An integrated MCP server\n\nAs a [Product Engineer passionate about AI](https:\u002F\u002Fenchanter.gg\u002Fen), I could not launch Fude without integrating an **MCP server** (Model Context Protocol) to make your notes easily accessible to AI agents.\n\nConcretely, this means you can connect your Fude notes to any compatible AI: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and many others. The AI agent can read your documents, analyze your writing style, or help you draft new content inspired by your existing notes.\n\nEverything runs locally. Nothing leaves your machine.\n\n## 5. An independent project\n\nMy name is Antoine Frankart, aka [eMeRiKa](https:\u002F\u002Fenchanter.gg\u002Fen). I am a consultant with more than 18 years of experience at the intersection of product, design, and code. I am building Fude first for my own needs, hoping it can also help others. I am also building [Begonia.pro](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.begonia.pro\u002Fen), a local SEO SaaS.\n\n## What you will find on this blog\n\nThis blog accompanies the launch of Fude. You will find:\n\n- **The changelog and roadmap** of Fude.\n- **Practical Markdown guides** with examples: syntax, tables, Mermaid diagrams, and formatting tips.\n- **Articles about AI and Markdown**: how to use AI agents with your notes, the MCP protocol, and the workflows I am putting in place.\n\n## Try it in early access\n\nFude is available in private beta. If you write in Markdown and are looking for a reader for your notes available across all your devices, [sign up for the private beta](\u002Fen#download).\n\nIf you have feedback or feature ideas, you can find me on [X](https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Femerika\u002F) or [LinkedIn](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Femerika\u002F).\n",[204,207],{"locale":205,"slug":206},"en","fude-markdown-reader-ai-era",{"locale":208,"slug":209},"fr","fude-lecteur-markdown-ere-ia",{"title":211,"path":212,"stem":213,"description":214,"children":-1},"Markdown Table: Complete Guide with Examples","\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fmarkdown-table-complete-guide-with-examples","en\u002Fblog\u002F2.markdown-table-complete-guide-with-examples","Learn how to create, align, and format Markdown tables. Covers syntax, multiline cells, merge workarounds, and tool-specific behavior in GitHub, Obsidian, and more.",1776593809227]