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Getting started

Install MarkCluster

MarkCluster runs on Windows 10 / 11, macOS 10.13 or later and Linux (x86_64). The download is the full app with a 14-day free trial.

Version 1.0Updated 24 Oct 20262 min read
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Windows

FileType
MarkCluster-Setup-1.0.0-x64.exeInstaller — recommended
MarkCluster-1.0.0-windows-x64-portable.zipPortable — unzip and run markcluster.exe
  1. 1Run MarkCluster-Setup-1.0.0-x64.exe.
  2. 2Review the MarkCluster End User License Agreement and click I Agree.
  3. 3Optionally add a desktop shortcut and add MarkCluster to Open with for .md files — your default app is not changed.
  4. 4Click Install, then Finish. Start MarkCluster from the Start menu.
No administrator rights neededMarkCluster installs for your account only, in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\MarkCluster.

The installer follows your Windows display language. For Amharic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Burmese, Filipino, Kazakh, Marathi, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu the installer screens are in English — the app itself runs in all 57 languages.

Uninstall: Settings › Apps › Installed apps › MarkCluster › Uninstall. Your notes (.md files) and settings are kept.

“Windows protected your PC”?If SmartScreen appears, click More info → Run anyway, or download the installer again from markcluster.com.

macOS

FileType
MarkCluster-1.0.0-macos-universal.pkgInstaller — recommended
MarkCluster-1.0.0-macos-universal.dmgDisk image — drag to Applications

Both are universal (Apple silicon and Intel), signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so they open without warnings.

  1. 1Double-click MarkCluster-1.0.0-macos-universal.pkg. The installer opens in your macOS language.
  2. 2Click Continue, agree to the license and click Install.
  3. 3MarkCluster is placed in Applications.

With the disk image, open it and drag MarkCluster onto Applications.

Uninstall: move MarkCluster from Applications to the Trash. Settings stay in ~/Library/Application Support/markcluster.

Linux

FileType
markcluster_1.0.0_amd64.debDebian / Ubuntu
MarkCluster-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImageAlmost every distribution
markcluster-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gzInstall script, no root needed

MarkCluster runs on Ubuntu 20.04 / Debian 11 or later (glibc 2.31 or later).

$ sudo apt install ./markcluster_1.0.0_amd64.deb
# to remove it later
$ sudo apt remove markcluster
$ chmod +x MarkCluster-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage
$ ./MarkCluster-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage
$ tar xzf markcluster-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ cd markcluster-1.0.0-linux-x86_64
$ ./install.sh
# for all users: sudo ./install.sh --system

MarkCluster, with its logo, appears in your application menu.

Text shows as boxes?Arabic, Indic, Thai and other scripts use your system fonts. Install Noto: sudo apt install fonts-noto-core fonts-noto-cjk

Check the download

Every file is listed with its SHA-256 checksum in SHA256SUMS.txt.