Personal data
Vanilla Markdown does not collect personal information from inside the app.
Privacy Policy.
Vanilla Markdown is a local-first Markdown viewer for Mac. The app does not require an account, does not show ads, does not include third-party tracking, and does not upload your Markdown files or folders to a server.
Short version: the app reads files on your device and keeps them there.
Tracking
The app does not use third-party tracking, advertising SDKs, analytics SDKs, or profiling tools.
Accounts
The app does not ask you to create an account, sign in, or connect a cloud service.
Your files
Markdown files and folders stay on your device. The app opens the files you choose and does not upload them anywhere.
How the app works
Vanilla reads local files. That is the whole idea.
Vanilla Markdown is designed for opening Markdown files, README files, plain text files, and documentation folders that already exist on your Mac. File access is used only so the app can open the files and folders you select.
The app does not sync your files, back them up to a server, build a profile about your reading habits, or send document contents to a remote service during normal use.
Effective date
April 4, 2026
Contact
Privacy questions can be sent to [email protected]. You can also use the feedback form or the bug report form.
Plain-English details
What we do and do not do.
No app analytics
The app does not send usage analytics, event data, or document metadata to us or to third parties.
No ads
The app does not include ads, ad attribution frameworks, or ad network tracking.
No account system
There is no account database because the app does not have sign-up, log-in, or cloud workspace features.
Support messages
If you contact us through the support or feedback forms, we use the information you provide only to reply and help with the issue or feedback you sent.
Website note
This page covers the app first.
The privacy statements above describe the Vanilla Markdown app itself. If you visit the product website, the site may use basic website features such as standard hosting logs and optional analytics from PostHog and Google Analytics that are subject to your consent choices there.
Website analytics stay off unless you accept them. That website activity is separate from the app. Using the app on your Mac does not require the app to connect to the website or to an external service.
Policy updates
If the app ever adds a feature that changes these privacy expectations, this page will be updated before or alongside that change.
Helpful next pages
A few nearby pages
Support
Get the support email and the basic troubleshooting path.
FAQ
Read the short answers about the 7-day free trial, free mode, $10 unlock, offline use, and supported files.
Reference
Review the app features behind the local-first positioning.
Markdown viewer for Mac
Return to the main product page for the Mac app.
Need a human?
Questions about privacy or file handling?
If anything here is unclear, send a note through the feedback form. The answer should stay simpler than most privacy policies.