Productivity
Zizeg
Last updated 2026-08-30 · benchmark measured 2026-11-08 — deterministic & reproducible
Native macOS Markdown editor with two fully editable, synced views.
Zizeg at a glance
Zizeg is a native macOS Markdown editor that lets you edit either a rendered preview or the raw source of the same plain .md file, with both views kept in sync, aimed at writers, developers, and people working with AI-generated Markdown.
Good for
- Reviewing and correcting AI-generated Markdown files such as READMEs, specs, and changelogs, either visually or in raw source
- Editing Markdown documents without converting them into a proprietary vault or database format
- Exporting Markdown documents to self-contained HTML or multi-page PDF with control over remote images
Pricing
Free to open/read; editing & export: Lifetime $14.99, 12 months $9.99, 3 months $2.99 (7-day trial on subscriptions). Prices vary by region.
Questions people ask
What file format does Zizeg use?
It works directly with plain .md files on disk and uses no proprietary vault or database, so documents stay portable across editors and tools.
Can I edit both the formatted view and the raw Markdown?
Yes, Preview and Source are both fully editable views of the same document and stay synchronized as you edit.
Is Zizeg free to use?
You can open and read Markdown files for free; editing and export features require a lifetime purchase or a subscription.
Does Zizeg use AI or send my documents anywhere?
No, Zizeg itself does not use AI or send documents to an AI service; it is designed to help you maintain Markdown that AI tools produce.
Can I export my documents to other formats?
Yes, Zizeg can export to self-contained HTML and multi-page PDF, with control over which remote images are included.
Written by Legit.Show from zizeg.app on 2026-09-30. It does not change the score.
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Legit.Show scored Zizeg 87/100 on 2026-11-08, measured across all 7 frames from its public surface. legit.show/s/zizeg-app/2026-11-08
Is Zizeg production-ready?
Legit.Show scores Zizeg 87 out of 100 — the simple average of its 7 measured frames. Legit.Show ran its deterministic 7-Frame production-readiness benchmark on Zizeg (public-surface assessment), measured from the public surface with no LLM in the scoring path. Its strongest frame is Privacy; its weakest is Security. Every frame it averages is published with its evidence on the Legit.Show listing.
The 7 Frames
- Performance — 99/100
- Accessibility — 95/100
- Security — 25/100How this compares across the catalogue: The Web Security Baseline
- Privacy — 100/100How this compares across the catalogue: The Privacy Gap
- Reliability — 100/100
- Standards — 92/100
- Discoverability — 100/100
What we measured
- No Content-Security-Policy and no HSTS.
- Served over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
- Real Lighthouse performance run — 289 ms to first byte.
- Returns a proper 404 for unknown routes.
- 3 of 3 sampled routes reachable.
- Has a reachable privacy policy.
- Sets cookies / loads scripts with no consent prompt.
- Discoverable: structured data, sitemap, OpenGraph image, canonical URL.
Who it's for
Mac users · writers · developers · AI-assisted workflow users · documentation creators
Sources and updates
- Description
- Taken from zizeg.app's own website on 2026-08-30.
- Operator
- Gabor Viola, as named in zizeg.app's terms, privacy page or footer.
- Benchmark
- Measured by Legit.Show from the live site, the way any visitor sees it — with no access to its code or accounts. Same method for every product, and no AI decides the score. Last checked 2026-11-08.
Put together from public information, without Zizeg's involvement. If anything here is wrong, tell us and a person will check it.
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