What is Pixley Reader?
Reader for Markdown specs, docs, and changelogs generated by AI tools.
Verified product facts
- Type
- productivity appEditorially reviewed
- Platform
- macOS
- Pricing
- Open sourceDeveloper-stated
- Open source
- Yes
- Relationship to Nuanyue
- Third-party product — not published by NuanyueEditorially reviewed
- Licence
- MIT
- Current version
- 3.1Developer-stated
- Official website
- github.com/Applacat/PixleyReader
Last updated . Facts marked developer-stated come from the developer and are not independently confirmed; editorially reviewed marks a Nuanyue judgement.
Key features
What Pixley Reader does at a glance.
Folder tree sidebar
NSOutlineView-backed file browser, handles large trees without lag
Live file watching
A reload pill appears when the file changes on disk (e.g., when your AI tool writes to it)
Quick Switcher (Cmd+P)
Fuzzy file search, like VS Code but native
Syntax-highlighted rendering
7 theme families with light/dark variants
On-device AI chat
Ask questions about the current document using Apple Foundation Models (no cloud, no API keys)
Drag-and-drop
Drop a folder or file onto the window to open it
Overview
Reader for Markdown specs, docs, and changelogs generated by AI tools.
Pixley Reader runs on macOS and is listed on Nuanyue in the productivity category.
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