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Why Your Current Productivity Tools Might Slow You Down

You’ve tried every markdown editor under the sun. You install plugins. Tweak hotkeys. Then—boom—you hit a lag. Or worse, a crash. You end up spending more time on your editor than on your work.

One developer, Andrew Brown from ExamPro, solved this by building Fast Author—a custom Electron markdown editor. It checks all the boxes: side-by-side preview, drag-and-drop images, sharp image cropping, global hotkeys and even a built-in CSS preview for DEV or Medium. Impressive. But can you really spare the time to code, test and maintain your own tool?

Fast Author vs MindOS: A Side-by-Side Comparison

Let’s see how Fast Author measures up against MindOS’s built-in markdown editor, one of the leanest productivity tools you’ll find.

1. Speed & Performance

Fast Author
– Built on Electron with CoffeeScript & MithrilJS.
– Good for simple docs; may lag with big projects.

MindOS
– Native-level code ensures instant response.
– Handles 100+ notes without a blink.

2. Image Handling

Fast Author
– Drag-in support plus SharpJS overlays.
– Manual file renaming on export.

MindOS
– Inline crop, resize, annotate—all in one.
– Auto-organises assets; you write, it manages.

3. Customisation & Plugins

Fast Author
– Fixed feature set; adding new tools means coding.

MindOS
– Rich plugin library.
– Custom themes, task trackers, table generators—install in seconds.

4. Privacy & Data Control

Fast Author
– Local-only; secure but isolated.

MindOS
– You own every note.
– MindOS Sync offers end-to-end encryption across devices.

5. Offline & Sync

Fast Author
– Offline by nature; manual backups required.

MindOS
– Fully offline-first.
– Automatic history, seamless sync when you’re back online.

6. Integration & Knowledge Management

Fast Author
– Pure markdown documents; no visual graph.

MindOS
– Non-linear thinking with instant graph visualisation.
– Link ideas, brainstorm maps, track projects—all in one ecosystem.

The Good News? You Don’t Need to Build Your Own

Spending days building a custom editor might feel rewarding. But why start from scratch when the best productivity tools are ready to go? MindOS’s lightning-fast markdown editor delivers speed, privacy and all the bells and whistles you need—out of the box.

Blazing performance: Instant load, zero lag.
Complete privacy: Your notes, your rules.
Offline + Sync: Work anywhere; sync everywhere.
Powerful plugins: Tailor your workflow in minutes.
Knowledge graph: Connect ideas visually.

And with MindOS Publish, you can turn your notes into a polished online knowledge base.

Ready to Supercharge Your Workflow?

Stop wrestling with half-baked editors. Upgrade to MindOS’s lightning-fast markdown editor and transform how you write, organise and share your ideas.

Try MindOS now » https://obsidian.md