SixTwelve Studio / Verso Markdown
macOS & Linux · No account · Available now
Verso Markdown
It opens a folder, not a library. Your writing stays plain Markdown on your own disk, exactly where you put it, and Verso never sends it anywhere.
$3.99 one-time · macOS and Linux in one purchase
macOS 14 or newer, signed and notarized by Apple. On Linux the AppImage runs on any x86-64 distribution, and Debian and Ubuntu 24.04+ can use the .deb instead. One licence covers every download, so moving between machines costs nothing.
What it does not do
Most editors are a service with a text box attached. Verso is a text editor. The list below is the product.
- No account
- Nothing to sign into. The app has no concept of a user.
- No cloud
- Your folder is the document store. Verso reads and writes it in place.
- No telemetry
- The binary opens no sockets while you write. Reading mode renders locally.
- No lock-in
- Plain Markdown files. Delete Verso and every document still opens anywhere.
What it does
Reading mode
A typographic render of the document you are writing, set at a real measure with proper hierarchy. Click any paragraph to jump the cursor back to its source line.
Momentum
A drafting mode that will not let you delete behind the frontier. You can write forward or stop; you cannot spend the session re-polishing the first sentence.
Focus
Everything but the paragraph under the cursor dims. The measure narrows. The chrome stays where it was so nothing jumps.
The folder
Nested folders, expanded where you left them, filtered as you type. Build directories are skipped, so opening a repository shows documents rather than artefacts.
Find and replace
Literal or regular expression, with a live match count and replace-all across the document.
Outline and analytics
Jump by heading. Words written this session, and the rate you wrote them at, when you want the number.
The download
- .dmg macOS 14 or newer, Apple silicon and Intel. Signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens on the first double-click. 6.8 MB
- AppImage Any x86-64 distribution. One file, made executable, double-clicked. 88 MB
- .deb Debian and Ubuntu 24.04 or newer. Installs the desktop entry and icons. 3.5 MB
The disk image is notarized, so macOS opens it without a warning. The AppImage carries its own GTK 4, WebKit, and fonts, which is why it is the largest of the three; nothing is installed system-wide and nothing is left behind when you delete the file.
How buying works
Pay once through Stripe. You are returned to a page carrying your licence and every download, and the same licence arrives by email. Verso checks the licence on your own machine and never asks again, so the app keeps working whether or not this site does.
Two ways to buy. The Mac App Store version installs and updates through the App Store, on Mac only. Buying direct from store.sixtwelve.studio/verso gives you one licence for both the macOS and Linux builds.
Updates
$3.99 covers Verso 1.x for as long as it is maintained. Every fix and every feature in that generation comes at no further cost. If a Verso 2 ever ships it will be a separate purchase at an upgrade price, and 1.x will keep working on the machine you installed it on.
Requirements
macOS 14 or newer, Apple silicon or Intel.
x86-64 Linux · GTK 4.12 or newer · Libadwaita 1.5 · a desktop running Wayland or X11. Built and tested on Ubuntu 24.04. The AppImage needs no system libraries beyond the graphics stack your desktop already provides.
Support
Anything about either build: hello@sixtwelve.studio. A real person answers, and there is no ticket portal.