Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are the supported platforms?

MarkText is a desktop application and available for:

• Linux x64 (tested on Debian and Red Hat based distros)
• macOS 10.10 x64 or later
• Windows 7-10 x86 and x64

Is MarkText open-source and free?

Yes, MarkText is licensed under the MIT license and completely free for everyone. The source-code is available on GitHub.

Can I use MarkText as note management/taking app?

MarkText is a pure markdown editor without feature such as knowledge management and tags but yes, you can do this via the integrated filesystem explorer and task lists.

Where can I find documentation?

Documentation is currently under development.

• End-user documentation

• Developer documentation

Can I run a portable version of MarkText?

Yes, please see here for further information.

How can I report bugs and problems

You can report bugs and problems via our GitHub issue tracker. Please provide a detailed description of the problem to better solve the issue.

I cannot launch MarkText on Linux (SUID sandbox)

The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly.

Normally, you should never get this error but if you disabled user namespaces, this error message may appears in the command output when launching MarkText. To solve the issue, that Chromium cannot start the sandbox (process), you can choose one of the following steps:

• Enable Linux kernel user namespaces to use the preferred sandbox: sudo sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1.
• Set correct SUID sandbox helper binary permissions: sudo chown root <path_to_marktext_dir>/chrome-sandbox && sudo chmod 4755 <path_to_marktext_dir>/chrome-sandbox. This is preferred if you don't want to enable user namespaces.
• Launch MarkText with --no-sandbox argument.