Swifty Notes is a native GTK/libadwaita Markdown notes application for Linux written in Swift.
The desktop app is the primary experience: write, organize, and preview Markdown notes with native GTK widgets, autosave, remembered workspace state, and adjustable editor settings such as font size, wrapping, indentation, and appearance.
The included CLI works on the same file-backed notes so shell scripts, automation, and AI agents can safely inspect or update notes without a separate database or background service.
This update brings your Markdown emoji to life and tidies up the update checker.
:white_check_mark: and :rocket: now render as real emoji in the preview — in headings, lists, quotes, tables, and link labels. Your Markdown source stays untouched, and anything inside code stays literal. Around 1,900 GitHub-style shortcodes are supported, and a new switch in Settings → Preview turns the substitution off if you prefer the raw text.