Case study · Slate
A quiet, keyboard-first place to write
Slate is a minimal markdown editor with just enough style to make writing feel good, built for notes and working documents.
- For
- Writers & developers
- Role
- Design, engineering
- Status
- Open source
The problem
I wanted somewhere calm to write notes and working documents. The editors I tried were either bare text boxes with no care in the design, or heavy tools loaded with panels and plugins I didn't need. I wanted something in between: minimal, but made with care.
What I built
Slate is a desktop markdown editor that renders as you type, so the page looks finished while you're still writing. Everything is reachable from the keyboard, and the interface stays out of the way until you need it.
The result
Slate is my editor for notes and working documents outside my day job, and it's open source on GitHub. It's also the clearest example of how I approach design: decide what to leave out, then make what's left feel right.