A markdown-editing Mac app for micropub
I've been busy working on some of my app ideas lately and this one kinda appeared out of necessity: a markdown editor that can manage a micropub blog, Galley.
I was working on a new portfolio site and trying to figure out how I'd like to integrate a blog system into it, and being not a fan of static site systems I chucked the whole thing on an Elixir/Phoenix app, but then what? Do I build an entire blog system again? Host it elsewhere?
I remembered that iA Writer had support for micropub, so I had Claude generate an API that supports it (I really don't like implementing API specs). I've liked iA Writer for years as it's a very pleasant writing experience, but it turns out that its micropub support is terrible - it has no real management features and it hasn't been updated in ages.
So I ended up building Galley, which is a very stripped down and simplistic markdown editor built specifically for syncing with a micropub service. It can pull your old articles down into its own library, even. It's pretty bare in terms of features but so, really, is the micropub spec, and it covers my current needs. Ironically, BearBlog, where I currently host this blog, doesn't support micropub, so that's something I might address in future.
Anyway, if you try it out and have any suggestions for improvements, get in touch.