Parchment v2.0.0

The reading experience so good, you forget you're reading markdown.

This release completes the entire product roadmap with three major phases of improvements.

🔧 Phase 1: Make It Work

• GFM Strikethrough - ~~text~~ renders with proper styling
• GFM Footnotes - Full footnote support with superscript references
• LaTeX/Math - KaTeX rendering for inline and block math
• Mermaid Diagrams - Render diagrams from code blocks
• Emoji Shortcodes - 70+ GitHub emoji supported

✨ Phase 2: Make It Delightful

• Variable Fonts - Smooth weight transitions for headings
• 8pt Baseline Grid - Perfect vertical rhythm throughout
• Distraction-Free Mode - Hide all chrome with Cmd+Shift+D
• Export Preview - Preview before saving with Cmd+Shift+E
• Smooth Transitions - 0.3s cross-fade theme switching

🚀 Phase 3: Make It Essential

• Homebrew - brew install parchment or brew install --cask parchment
• Export Templates - Academic, GitHub, and Manuscript formats
• Handoff - Continue reading on another Mac or iOS device
• Custom Shortcuts - Configure 12 keyboard shortcuts in Preferences
• Stage Manager - Optimized window management for macOS Ventura+

📊 Stats

• 204 tests passing
• 7,600+ lines of new code
• Full roadmap complete

Installation

# Homebrew (recommended)
brew install --cask parchment

# Or build from source
brew install parchment

Parchment v1.3.0 - Typography Excellence

🎉 Major Release: Premium Native Markdown Viewing

This release transforms Parchment into the premier native markdown viewer for macOS with exceptional typography, beautiful themes, and buttery-smooth performance.

✨ What's New

🎨 Typography Excellence

• Golden Ratio Heading Scales - Mathematically perfect heading proportions for optimal readability
• Optical Sizing - Fonts that adapt to their display size for maximum clarity
• Smart Typography - Automatic curly quotes, em dashes, and proper ellipsis
• Enhanced Rendering - Kerning, ligatures, and professional typesetting

🎭 5 Beautiful Themes

1. Minimal - Clean, distraction-free inspired by iA Writer
2. Elegant - Serif-based design inspired by Medium
3. Midnight - Optimized dark theme for night reading
4. Sepia - Warm, paper-like for comfortable reading
5. High Contrast - Accessibility-focused with maximum clarity

⚡ Performance Improvements

• <50ms File Opening - Lightning-fast document loading
• 60-120fps Scrolling - Buttery-smooth with spring physics
• Smart Caching - Intelligent document and render caching
• Parallel Processing - Multi-threaded rendering pipeline

🌊 Smooth Interactions

• Spring Physics Scrolling - iOS-quality smooth scrolling
• Momentum & Rubber Banding - Natural, responsive feel
• CVDisplayLink Integration - Perfect frame timing

📊 Specifications

• Platform: macOS 13.0+
• Architecture: Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
• Size: ~3MB
• Memory: <50MB typical usage
• Performance: Native Swift/AppKit

🚀 Installation

1. Download Parchment.app.zip
2. Unzip and drag to Applications folder
3. Open markdown files with Parchment

Or via command line:

open -a Parchment document.md

🎯 Coming Next (v1.4)

• Print styles optimization
• Reading progress indicators
• Export templates (PDF, HTML)
• Font preference UI
• Additional themes

💬 Feedback

Please report issues or suggestions at GitHub Issues

Thank you for using Parchment! This release represents a major step toward our vision of creating the best markdown reading experience on macOS.