> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://palette.team/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Edit and preview Markdown files in Palette Desktop

> Edit and preview Markdown in Palette Desktop with a document-style viewer, structured frontmatter, and portable plain text that remains on your own disk.

Markdown is the format Palette works in, and you can read and edit it right in the viewer. Open any markdown file and it shows up as a clean, formatted document you can type into, not a wall of syntax.

## Edit like a document

The markdown editor is what you see is what you get. Headings, lists, tables, and links render as you write, so editing a doc feels like editing a doc. Underneath, the file stays plain markdown, so your agent reads and writes the exact same file.

## Frontmatter without the fuss

If a file starts with frontmatter, the small settings block at the top, the viewer shows it as a simple form. You can set the fields without hand-editing the raw text.

## Why edit in Palette

Your notes and docs live as plain markdown in your folder, and you work on them in the same place your agent does. There is no separate notes app to keep in sync, and no copying back and forth between tools. You and your agent edit one source of truth.

## Related

* [The viewer](/docs/desktop/viewer), everything you can view and edit
* [Working with CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md](/docs/desktop/claude-md-and-agents-md), files you will edit often
* [HTML files](/docs/desktop/html-files), the other format the viewer renders