Documentation is a teamsport, give your team a shortcut.

Chikmichi empowers non-technical members of your team to keep the business context of your codebase up to date.

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Q3 churn reduction

Goal: bring churn down from 6% to 4% by the end of Q3. Each team owns one action below, and this doc is the source of truth.

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Everyone speaking the same language, so your team can move faster

Git is an awesome tool. But we get it, learning Git can be intimidating. Chikamichi is a WYSIWYG editor for Markdown files, so your team can edit docs without learning Git.

Made for People

Chikamichi is for non-technical team members who need to edit Markdown files in a GitHub repo. No terminal, no pull requests, no friction.

View any .md file beautifully

Bold, headings, tables, code blocks — all without typing a single Markdown symbol. Toggle to raw when you need it.

Commit Directly

Press save and changes commit to GitHub. No terminal, no pull requests, no friction.

Branch Management

Create branches, switch between them, and commit to the right one — from the sidebar.

Conflict Resolution

If someone else edited the file, you get a visual diff and choose how to resolve it.

Auto-Fork

No write access? Chikamichi forks the repo for you. Your edits go to your fork.

simple pricing

free to browse. one-time to edit.

Free

Browse repos and view Markdown rendered beautifully.

$0

  • Browse all your repos
  • View .md files rendered
  • Cross-platform

Pro

one-time

Edit, save, commit. One-time purchase. No subscription.

$9.99

  • Everything in Free
  • WYSIWYG editing
  • Save & commit to GitHub
  • Branch management
  • Auto-fork
  • Conflict resolution
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faq

What is Chikamichi?+
A desktop app that gives you a WYSIWYG editor for GitHub Markdown files. Sign in with GitHub, browse repos, edit visually, save — and it commits directly.
How is this different from GitHub's web editor?+
GitHub's editor is a code editor. Chikamichi gives you rich text — you see styled text as you type, like a word processor. Toggle to raw Markdown anytime.
Is Chikamichi free?+
Browsing and viewing is free forever. Editing and saving requires a one-time $9.99 purchase. No subscription.
What platforms does it run on?+
macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows 10/11, and Linux. Built with Tauri for speed.
What if I don't have write access?+
Chikamichi detects this and offers to fork the repo for you automatically.
Can I edit non-Markdown files?+
Optimized for .md files, but the raw editor toggle lets you edit any text file.