Glim.
MADE FOR YOUR MAC

Your files.
A clearer view.

Documents, code, images and data. One quiet workspace to read, explore and make small edits. Free and open source.

Download for Mac ↗Explore Glim ↓
Apple Silicon & Intel · macOS 11 or later · MIT license
Glim workspace with a file sidebar and document preview
A PLACE FOR THE WHOLE PROJECTGLIM / macOS

Open more. Stay in the flow.

01 / READ

From notes to diagrams

Read Markdown with diagrams, formulas and tables. Keep PDFs, images, books and native document previews beside your notes.

02 / EXPLORE

Make sense of the details

Explore JSON trees, CSV tables, read-only SQLite snapshots and model metadata. Switch to highlighted source when you need context.

03 / REFINE

Small edits. Clear changes.

Edit ordinary UTF-8 text with auto-save. Review Git diffs, stage or unstage changes, and commit only staged content with Command–Enter.

GET STARTED

At home on your Mac.

Installers, release notes & SHA-256 checksums ↗

  1. Open the latest release. Choose macos-arm64 for Apple Silicon (M-series), or macos-x86_64 for Intel.
  2. Open the DMG and drag Glim into Applications.
  3. Releases are ad-hoc signed, without Apple notarization. If macOS blocks launch, review the download source and use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

Signed in-app updates are available. Office layout and media support depend on macOS; some formats provide limited, read-only previews.

Full format support & limitations ↗

Why we built Glim

Rust, GPUI, native Mac readers, and the trade-offs behind a workspace for many file formats.