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Ways to write with Claude Code on a Mac

If you write in Markdown, whether articles, stories, specs, plans, reports or a journal, we recommend a writing app with the terminal built in, and Flywrite is that app: a Markdown editor you can style your way, Claude Code in a terminal that knows which file and text you're working on, plain files with no vault, and backup to your own GitHub repo at no extra cost. Code editors (Cursor or VS Code) are built around code, so keep one for coding and write in Flywrite. Obsidian with Claude Code suits linked notes, but it has no terminal of its own: the agent comes through a community plugin or a separate terminal app. The agent and its subscription are the same in every setup.

Published by Flywrite. We make Flywrite, one of the options compared here. Facts are from each product's own pages, checked . · Updated

Writing app Terminal under the page Code editor File, preview and terminal Notes vault Agent sidebar, or a terminal beside it Writing app Terminal under the page Code editor File, preview and terminal Notes vault Agent sidebar, or a terminal beside it
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Facts checked October 9, 2026
OptionWhere your agent runsWho it fitsCost to startPlatforms
FlywriteWriting app with a terminal In the terminal under your draft, where Claude Code sees the file, line and text you've selected; launchers for Codex and Cursor Agent too, and any CLI agent such as Gemini CLI or OpenCode People who write Markdown on a Mac (articles, specs, plans, reports, journals) and want their agent beside a page styled for prose $99 a year, every feature, GitHub backup included; no Flywrite AI fee Mac
CursorCode editor Cursor Agent, built in; Claude Code through Anthropic's extension or in the terminal People who mostly code and want AI usage in one plan Free Hobby plan; paid plans include AI usage Mac, Windows, Linux
VS CodeCode editor Claude Code in the integrated terminal or Anthropic's extension; Copilot agents in chat People who mostly code and want a free editor Free Mac, Windows, Linux
Obsidian with Claude CodeNotes vault with an agent plugin No terminal of its own: the Claudian community plugin's sidebar, or Claude Code in a separate terminal app opened in the vault folder Writers whose drafts live in linked notes, across devices Free; Sync and Publish are paid add-ons Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android; Claudian is desktop only

Listed by where your agent runs: in a writing app, in a code editor, or beside a notes vault. We make Flywrite, so it's first; each comparison says where the other option wins.

Pick a writing app with a terminal if

  • you write Markdown on a Mac: articles, stories, specs, plans, reports or a journal
  • you want Claude Code, or any CLI agent, working beside a page you've styled your way
  • you want plain files, an automatic whole-project checkpoint when Claude Code starts, and backup to your own GitHub repo, all in one app

See Flywrite's features

Pick a code editor if

  • you mostly write code, and prose comes second
  • you want AI included in one plan (Cursor) or a free editor (VS Code)
  • you work on Windows or Linux too

Flywrite vs Cursor · Flywrite vs VS Code

Pick a notes vault with an agent plugin if

  • your writing lives in a vault of linked notes
  • you also want your notes on Windows, Linux or your phone
  • you'd rather start free and set up a plugin or a terminal yourself

Flywrite vs Obsidian with Claude Code · Claudian vs a terminal

What stays the same in every setup

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$99 a year · Mac · every feature

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