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# DotMD

> DotMD is a Mac app for the Markdown your AI agents write. Read any .md file rendered,
> comment on the exact passage, and let Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client fix it:
> every change shows up in the file for you to accept, like a pull request for documents.
> It is also a native Markdown reader and editor. Everything stays on your Mac.

- Review: comments tied to passages and lines; fixes shown in the file (old text in red, new in green); Accept, Reopen, Accept All.
- Agents over MCP: DotMD runs a local MCP server (http://127.0.0.1:8089/mcp); agents open files, read your comments, fix them and send drafts for review (request_review).
- Reading: tables, code with highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX formulas, callouts, footnotes, front matter; Quick Look in Finder.
- Editing and history: live preview; every change saved to the file; a version kept whenever anyone changes the file; compare, revert one block, restore.

## Key facts
- Platform: macOS 14 or later (see Links for where to get it).
- Site languages (12): English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese (`?lang=` codes: us, cz, de, es, fr, it, jp, pl, pt, ru, ua, tw).
- No account. Files, comments and history stay on the Mac. The MCP server listens on localhost only.
- Reading is free. DotMD Pro adds editing, comments and reviews, agents over MCP, version history, search across files, AI actions and export.
- Made by a solo developer.

## Best uses
- Reviewing specs, plans and design docs written by Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.
- One agent reviewing another agent's draft, with you moderating the comments.
- Reading READMEs and docs folders rendered; editing Markdown with a live preview.

## Connect an agent
- Claude Code: `claude mcp add -s user --transport http dotmd http://127.0.0.1:8089/mcp`
- Codex: `[mcp_servers.dotmd]` with `url = "http://127.0.0.1:8089/mcp"` and `tool_timeout_sec = 3600` in ~/.codex/config.toml (tool_timeout_sec lets Codex wait while you review).
- Cursor, Visual Studio Code and other MCP clients: `{"mcpServers":{"dotmd":{"type":"http","url":"http://127.0.0.1:8089/mcp"}}}`
- An agent in a Docker container: use http://host.docker.internal:8089/mcp instead of 127.0.0.1.
- The ChatGPT app can't connect (it reaches MCP servers from the internet, DotMD answers only on the Mac); use Codex for OpenAI's models.
- DotMD must be open while the agent works (Settings → MCP → Start with DotMD).

## Privacy
- No accounts. Your files, comments, versions and settings stay on your Mac; we can't see them.
- A DotMD Pro purchase is recorded under a random ID, without your name. Apple or Paddle take the payment under their own policies.
- AI actions send text only to the provider you set up with your own key (or run on the Mac with Apple Intelligence), never to us.
- Anonymous usage statistics (which features are used, never your files or text) can be turned off in Settings. No advertising, no selling of data.
Full policy: https://getdotmd.com/privacy?lang=us

## Pricing

- Free: reading Markdown files, forever.
- DotMD Pro (editing, comments and reviews, agents over MCP, version history, search, AI actions, export): Yearly $19.99 / year with a 3-day free trial, Lifetime $49.99 once.
- US prices as of 2026-10-25; prices vary by country.

## Links

- Site: https://getdotmd.com/
- Availability: direct download (DMG)
- Mac App Store: coming soon
- Direct download (DMG): https://downloads.getdotmd.com/DotMD-1.0.6-21.dmg
- Support: support@getdotmd.com
- FAQ: https://getdotmd.com/?lang=us#faq

## Pages
- [Home](https://getdotmd.com/?lang=us): what DotMD does, the review loop with agents, the reader and editor, pricing and FAQ.
- [Guides](https://getdotmd.com/guides?lang=us): step-by-step guides to connecting agents, reviewing and reading.
  - [Claude Code](https://getdotmd.com/guides/claude-code?lang=us): connect Claude Code with one command and review its plans and specs.
  - [Codex](https://getdotmd.com/guides/codex?lang=us): add DotMD to Codex (app, CLI, IDE extension), tool_timeout_sec, AGENTS.md.
  - [Cursor](https://getdotmd.com/guides/cursor?lang=us): add DotMD to Cursor, Visual Studio Code or any MCP client.
  - [MCP server](https://getdotmd.com/guides/mcp-server?lang=us): turn the server on, the tools an agent can call, Recent Requests, security, Docker.
  - [Comments](https://getdotmd.com/guides/comment-on-markdown?lang=us): comment on a passage of a Markdown file; the Review panel.
  - [Reviewing changes](https://getdotmd.com/guides/review-ai-changes?lang=us): check an agent's fixes in the file, accept or reopen, version history.
  - [Reading Markdown](https://getdotmd.com/guides/open-md-files-on-mac?lang=us): open .md files and folders on a Mac, what renders, Quick Look.
  - [The editor](https://getdotmd.com/guides/edit-markdown-live-preview?lang=us): edit Markdown with a live preview, search, export.
- [Use cases](https://getdotmd.com/use-cases?lang=us): what DotMD is for and who uses it.
  - [Review AI specs](https://getdotmd.com/use-cases/review-ai-specs?lang=us): review the specs, plans and docs AI agents write.
  - [Agent reviews agent](https://getdotmd.com/use-cases/agent-to-agent-review?lang=us): one agent writes, another comments, you decide.
  - [Developers](https://getdotmd.com/use-cases/developers?lang=us): review an agent's plan before it writes the code.
  - [Product managers](https://getdotmd.com/use-cases/product-managers?lang=us): review PRDs and specs drafted with an AI agent.
  - [Technical writers](https://getdotmd.com/use-cases/technical-writers?lang=us): review AI-written docs and READMEs, every version kept.
- [FAQ](https://getdotmd.com/faq?lang=us): every question on the site, by topic.
- [Support](https://getdotmd.com/support?lang=us): purchases and restoring DotMD Pro, reviewing with agents over MCP, files and version history, updates, refunds, privacy.
- [Privacy](https://getdotmd.com/privacy?lang=us): what leaves your Mac, why, where it goes and for how long.
- [Terms](https://getdotmd.com/terms?lang=us): the terms of use of DotMD and its purchases.