Ink

A terminal markdown viewer and distraction-free editor built on Charm libraries.

Install

Homebrew

brew install inkcheck/tap/ink

Go

go install github.com/inkcheck/ink/cmd/ink@latest

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/inkcheck/ink.git
cd ink
go install ./cmd/ink

Usage

ink              # browse .md files in current directory
ink /some/path   # browse .md files in a specific directory
ink -w 100       # set max content width (default: 80)

Key Bindings

Book (file browser)

Key	Action
j/k/arrows	Navigate
enter/l	Open file or folder
h/left	Go to parent folder
n	Create new file
/	Filter files
ctrl+w	Quit

Chapter (viewer)

Key	Action
j/k/arrows	Scroll
b/f	Page up/down
u/d	Half page up/down
g/G	Top/bottom
e	Open editor
E	Open in $EDITOR
y	Copy to clipboard
?	Toggle help
esc	Back to Book

Editor

Key	Action
ctrl+s	Save file
ctrl+f	Half page down
ctrl+b	Half page up
ctrl+t	Go to top
ctrl+g	Go to bottom
ctrl+w	Close editor
esc	Close editor
alt+z	Zen mode
alt+m	Toggle mouse
alt+?	Toggle help

macOS: Enable "Use Option as Meta key" in your terminal settings for Alt shortcuts to work.

ctrl+c quits from any view.

Features

• Markdown rendering with styled headings, code blocks, blockquotes, and lists
• Distraction-free editor with live word count
• Flesch-Kincaid readability grade in viewer and editor
• Directory browsing with subdirectory navigation
• Clipboard copy support
• External editor integration via $EDITOR
• Centered content on wide terminals

Built With

• Bubble Tea - TUI framework
• Bubbles - list, viewport, textarea components
• Lip Gloss - terminal styling
• Goldmark - markdown parsing
• Readability - Flesch-Kincaid scoring
• Claude Code - AI-assisted development

License

MIT