Markdown, distilled.

A fast, lightweight reader for Windows

~200ms Startup time
~280KB Binary size
10 Themes
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Brutally fast

No Electron. No Chromium. Just native Windows rendering at hardware speed.

Startup Time

Tinta

~200ms

Typora

~1.5s

VS Code

~2s

Obsidian

~3s

Install Size

Tinta

280 KB

Typora

~90 MB

Obsidian

~250 MB

VS Code

~350 MB

Under the hood

Built with care, without compromise.

Direct2D

d2d1.dll

Hardware-accelerated 2D graphics. GPU-powered rendering for buttery smooth scrolling and instant redraws.

DirectWrite

dwrite.dll

ClearType subpixel rendering with OpenType features. Ligatures, kerning, and natural symmetric antialiasing.

MD4C

CommonMark + GFM

One of the fastest markdown parsers in existence. Tables, strikethrough, and autolinks included.

Zero dependencies

~280KB

No runtime installation. No frameworks. Just a single executable that works.

Features

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Search

Press F to search. Real-time highlighting, match count, Enter to cycle through results.

10 themes

5 light, 5 dark. From warm Paper to OLED-friendly Abyss. Press T to choose.

Smart selection

Double-click for word, triple-click for line. Selection stays with text when scrolling.

Zoom

Ctrl+scroll to zoom in and out. Your preference is remembered.

International text

Full support for Vietnamese, CJK, and other scripts with proper diacritic rendering.

Drag & drop

Drop any .md file onto the window. No file dialogs needed.

Persistent settings

Theme, zoom, window position. Everything saved to %APPDATA%.

Keyboard-driven

Vim-style j/k scrolling. Q or ESC to quit.

Syntax highlighting

Code blocks in C++, Python, JavaScript, Rust, Go, and more with language-aware coloring.

Search

Press F or Ctrl+F to find text. Real-time highlighting with match cycling.

HiDPI support

Per-monitor DPI V2 awareness. Crisp text on any display configuration.

Light Themes

Paper theme
Paper Light
Sakura theme
Sakura Light
Arctic theme
Arctic Light
Meadow theme
Meadow Light
Dusk theme
Dusk Light

Dark Themes

Midnight theme
Midnight Dark
Dracula theme
Dracula Dark
Forest theme
Forest Dark
Ember theme
Ember Dark
Abyss theme
Abyss Dark

Usage

# Open a markdown file tinta.exe README.md # Force light theme tinta.exe -l document.md # Show stats overlay on startup tinta.exe -s notes.md

Or just drag and drop a file onto the window. Or associate .md files with Tinta in Windows.

Download

Free and open source. MIT licensed. Current version: v1.2.0

Download v1.2.0

New in v1.2.0: Search, smart text selection, Vietnamese support