Tern documentation
Tern edits ordinary Markdown files on Windows. Start with the practical guides, then consult the references for saving, rendering, network access or development.
Start here
| Guide | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Overview and download | Features, package requirements and first steps |
| Beginner guide | Fifteen short lessons |
| Practice note | A small Markdown file to copy, edit and save |
| User guide | Editor modes, files, attachments, workspaces, export and shortcuts |
Data, safety and support
| Guide | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Privacy and network access | Local data, URL import, remote images and optional connections |
| Downloads and releases | Checksums, unsigned packages, updates and acceptance limits |
| Security policy | Private vulnerability reporting |
| Validation record | Source-review scope and execution evidence boundaries |
| Release acceptance ledger | Remaining native and clean-machine checks |
Maintain the project
| Guide | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Development | SDK, locked restore, tests, architecture and benchmarks |
| Performance scope | Benchmark commands and limits on performance claims |
| Review matrix | Known limits and acceptance work |
| Implementation and validation plan | Current maintenance and release checklist |
| Contributing | Focused changes and required validation |
| Repository standards | Documentation and maintenance checks |
| Changelog | Historical changes; old results are not current verification |
The published site documents the desktop application; it does not run the editor in a browser. Source, fixtures and build scripts remain in the GitHub repository. See the MIT license and third-party notices.