A calm Markdown
reader for macOS.
Cribble turns ordinary folders into a quiet reading surface — wiki links, rich typography, native Mac navigation. No database. No lock-in.
Cribble turns ordinary folders into a quiet reading surface — wiki links, rich typography, native Mac navigation. No database. No lock-in.
A native Mac app — signed, sandboxed, and ready to go. Bring your Markdown folder, and Cribble does the rest.
macOS 13 Ventura or later. Works on every Mac shipped since 2017.
Cribble is local-first by design.
Your Markdown stays on your Mac.
Cribble doesn't require sign-up and doesn't phone home. There is no analytics SDK, no event tracking, and no usage reporting.
Cribble can only read folders you explicitly grant access to. It never scans your home directory, never reads files outside your library, and runs inside Apple's App Sandbox.
AI features are opt-in and read-only. You pick the model — your own local provider, or a service you already pay for — and Cribble shows a unified diff before a single byte touches disk.
Cribble reads the .md files you already have and saves to the same format. No proprietary database, no lock-in. Quit Cribble and your library reads identically in any text editor.
The short version: Cribble is a reader, not a service. The only data we collect is the data you wouldn't notice us collecting — which is none. Read the full privacy policy or write to adidshaft@gmail.com.
Bugs, feature ideas, or a stuck file — write directly. A real person reads every message.
Email adidshaft@gmail.com Community GitHub Discussions Releases Stable builds on GitHubCribble doesn't store anything itself. It reads the folder you point it at and reads back from the same files. Use iCloud Drive, Dropbox, a git repo, or a plain local folder — Cribble doesn't care.
Yes. Cribble understands [[wiki links]] and standard Markdown, so most existing vaults open as-is. We don't modify your files unless you explicitly apply an AI suggestion.
Cribble is a reader. Click any note and it opens in your default Markdown editor — we stay out of the way so your favorite tool stays your favorite tool.
Cribble supports provider-backed AI workflows for link suggestions and README generation. You stay in control and review changes before anything is written.
Cribble is a paid Mac App Store install for people who want stable App Store updates. The latest DMG is also available from GitHub Releases for users who prefer downloading directly.
Email adidshaft@gmail.com or open a GitHub discussion. Roadmap items are decided in the open and tagged in the changelog when shipped.