# smep — a Simple Markdown Editor & Previewer, written in Rust
[](https://crates.io/crates/smep)
[](#license)
**smep** is a markdown editor with live preview, built in pure Rust on the
[GPUI](https://www.gpui.rs) framework (the UI toolkit behind the Zed editor).
## Status
`0.0.1` is a name-reservation release. It ships a single binary that prints
its version and exits. No editing or preview functionality exists yet.
## Goals
- Pure Rust, no web view, no Electron.
- GPU-accelerated UI via GPUI.
- Side-by-side editor and rendered preview, updated as you type.
- CommonMark + GFM (tables, task lists, strikethrough, footnotes).
- Fast startup, low memory, single static binary.
## Install
```sh
cargo install smep
```
## License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
- MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
at your option.
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
for inclusion in this work by you shall be dual licensed as above, without any
additional terms or conditions.