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Installation

Installing the dependencies

GNU/Linux

This project requires Tkinter.
To install it, type command:

$ sudo apt-get install python-tk # On Debian based GNU/Linux distributions
$ sudo dnf install python3-tkinter # On Fedora based GNU/Linux distributions

Installing tkMarker

GNU/Linux

First, you need to download a release and extract the source tarball.
Then, type command:

$ pip install -r requiremonts.txt
$ ./install.sh

Important

Please use Python >= 3.8

Creating desktop icon

Write this to ~/.local/share/applications/tkmarker.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=tkMarker
Exec=/home/<your-user-name>/.local/bin/tkmarker
Type=Application
Icon=<path/to/tkMarker>/static/tkMarker.png
Categories=Development;
Keywords=Markdown;

Usage

Type command:

$ tkmarker &

You will see the editor.

License

MIT License


This is a software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.

Feel free to report an issue.
You are welcomed to start a pull request.

Languages

Python80.3%Shell19.7%

Contributors

MIT License
Created March 22, 2024
Updated May 10, 2025
GordonZhang2024/tkMarker | GitHunt