# Open any markdown file anywhere (https://openknowledge.ai/blog/open-any-markdown-file-anywhere)

Use OpenKnowledge as the go-to editor for any markdown file on your device and enjoy new IDE capabilities.

We're rolling out improvements to make OpenKnowledge the go-to experience for editing markdown files.

## Open any markdown file, any time

On macOS, right click any markdown file and OpenKnowledge now shows as an option for opening it, and you can set it as the default application to open both `.md` and `.mdx` files.

![OpenKnowledge in the Open With menu for a markdown file](https://openknowledge.ai/marketing-assets/images/blog/open-any-markdown-file-anywhere/open-with.png)

If a file lives inside an OpenKnowledge project, the app opens that project focused on the file, with the full project IDE experience.

And for any `.md` file not in an OpenKnowledge project, a single-file version of the WYSIWYG editor will open with the full editing and rendering capabilities of our markdown engine.

![A loose markdown file open in the single-file editor](https://openknowledge.ai/marketing-assets/images/blog/open-any-markdown-file-anywhere/single-file.png)

With the OpenKnowledge CLI, you can also open any markdown file with `ok <filepath>` from your terminal.

Or ask your agent, and it can open the file in the web viewer for the app:

> Open `<file>` in OpenKnowledge

## Project IDE improvements

Beyond making it easier to use OpenKnowledge in single-file mode, we've made improvements to the core IDE experience for projects.

First, we made it easier to work with multiple files at a time by adding a **multi-tab** and **split-pane** experience.

![Split panes with tabs: several files open on the left, a second file on the right](https://openknowledge.ai/marketing-assets/images/blog/open-any-markdown-file-anywhere/split-panes.png)

Other highlights include:

- a **dedicated terminal pane**, separate from the new [agent conversations](https://openknowledge.ai/blog/native-integrations-with-any-agent-via-acp) pane. Configurable to the bottom or right side. Available on macOS today, and on Linux on the beta channel.
- **Pop-out windows** to open notes or terminals in standalone windows
- **Edit any file**, including code, config, and plain-text files in a real editor (powered by CodeMirror)

## Get started

Our goal was to give OpenKnowledge capabilities closer to a traditional IDE experience, while keeping it accessible and a beautiful, simple markdown editor as a default.

[Download OpenKnowledge](https://openknowledge.ai/download) to give the new experience a try.