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Open Markdown in a separate window

Glyph can edit a Markdown file in its own window. Use this for a note you want beside another app, or a file that is not part of your current Space.

Open a file from Finder

  1. Find the Markdown file in Finder.
  2. Right-click it and choose Open With → Glyph.
  3. Edit the file in the window that opens.

If Glyph is already your default app for Markdown, opening the file normally uses Glyph. Supported Markdown extensions include .md, .markdown, and .mdown.

Opening an external file edits that file at its existing location. It does not import a copy into the active Space.

Open a Space note in another window

Right-click a Markdown note in Glyph’s file tree and choose Open in New Window.

The note remains in its Space. The separate window gives you another place to read or edit it on your desktop.

Edit and save

The window uses your default editor mode. Work in Rich or Raw mode to edit, or Preview to read.

Glyph autosaves edits. It also attempts to save before closing the window. If a save fails while changes remain, the window stays open so you can deal with the error.

Changes made by another app

Glyph checks whether the file changed on disk before saving. If another app has changed it since Glyph read it, the save can report a conflict rather than overwrite that version.

Keep your unsaved text available while you compare the versions. Resolve the changed file before continuing to save.

Reveal or return to the Space

Use the reveal action to show the file in Finder.

When the file belongs to the current Space, Open in Glyph opens it in the main window. A file outside the Space has no matching Space-relative path, so that action is not available in the same way.

Space features

An external file does not gain Space membership just because it is open in Glyph. Features that depend on the Space’s index, note paths, or configuration need a file inside that Space.

Use Import and export notes if you want a copy inside your Space. Use Open Space if you want to work with the file’s containing folder as a workspace.