diff --git a/Sources/SaplingEditor/HybridMarkdownEditor.swift b/Sources/SaplingEditor/HybridMarkdownEditor.swift
index 4960887..2f5c7f3 100644
--- a/Sources/SaplingEditor/HybridMarkdownEditor.swift
+++ b/Sources/SaplingEditor/HybridMarkdownEditor.swift
@@ -1,52 +1,62 @@
+import Foundation
 import SwiftUI
 import SaplingCore
 import SaplingRenderer
 
+#if os(macOS)
+import AppKit
+#elseif os(iOS)
+import UIKit
+#endif
+
 @MainActor
-public final class HybridMarkdownEditorViewModel: ObservableObject {
-    @Published public var document: MarkdownDocument
-    @Published public var activeLineIndex: Int
+public final class HybridMarkdownEditorViewModel: ObservableObject, EditorCoordinator {
+    @Published public private(set) var state: EditorState
 
     public init(document: MarkdownDocument, activeLineIndex: Int = 0) {
-        self.document = document
-        self.activeLineIndex = activeLineIndex
-    }
-
-    public var lines: [String] {
-        document.content.split(separator: "\n", omittingEmptySubsequences: false).map(String.init)
-    }
-
-    public func bindingForActiveLine() -> Binding<String> {
-        Binding(
-            get: { [weak self] in
-                guard let self else { return "" }
-                let lines = self.lines
-                guard lines.indices.contains(self.activeLineIndex) else { return "" }
-                return lines[self.activeLineIndex]
-            },
-            set: { [weak self] newValue in
-                self?.replaceActiveLine(with: newValue)
-            }
+        self.state = EditorState(
+            document: EditorDocument(markdownDocument: document),
+            activeLineIndex: activeLineIndex
         )
     }
 
-    public func activateLine(at index: Int) {
-        activeLineIndex = index
+    public var document: MarkdownDocument {
+        state.document.markdownDocument
     }
 
-    private func replaceActiveLine(with newValue: String) {
-        var updatedLines = lines
-        if updatedLines.indices.contains(activeLineIndex) {
-            updatedLines[activeLineIndex] = newValue
-        } else {
-            updatedLines.append(newValue)
-            activeLineIndex = updatedLines.endIndex - 1
-        }
-        document.content = updatedLines.joined(separator: "\n")
+    public var hasUnsavedChanges: Bool {
+        state.hasUnsavedChanges
+    }
+
+    public var activeLineIndex: Int {
+        state.activeLineIndex
+    }
+
+    public func replaceDocument(_ document: EditorDocument) {
+        state = EditorState(document: document)
+    }
+
+    public func updateSource(_ source: String) {
+        state.updateSource(source)
+    }
+
+    public func updateSelection(_ selection: EditorSelection) {
+        state.updateSelection(selection)
+    }
+
+    public func save() throws {
+        try state.document.source.write(to: state.document.url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        state.markSaved()
+    }
+
+    public static func loadDocument(at url: URL) throws -> MarkdownDocument {
+        let source = try String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8)
+        let title = url.deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent
+        return MarkdownDocument(url: url, title: title, content: source)
     }
 }
 
-public struct HybridMarkdownEditor: View {
+public struct HybridMarkdownEditor: View, EditorView {
     @ObservedObject private var viewModel: HybridMarkdownEditorViewModel
     private let renderer: any MarkdownRendering
 
@@ -58,97 +68,468 @@ public struct HybridMarkdownEditor: View {
         self.renderer = renderer
     }
 
+    public var state: EditorState {
+        viewModel.state
+    }
+
     public var body: some View {
-        ScrollView {
-            LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-                ForEach(Array(viewModel.lines.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { index, line in
-                    if index == viewModel.activeLineIndex {
-                        TextEditor(text: viewModel.bindingForActiveLine())
-                            .font(.system(.body, design: .monospaced))
-                            .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
-                            .padding(.horizontal, 8)
-                            .padding(.vertical, 4)
-                            .frame(minHeight: 34)
-                            .background(.quaternary.opacity(0.35), in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 6))
-                    } else {
-                        RenderedMarkdownLine(line: line, renderer: renderer)
-                            .contentShape(Rectangle())
-                            .onTapGesture {
-                                viewModel.activateLine(at: index)
-                            }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            .padding(20)
-            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            NativeMarkdownTextView(
+                text: Binding(
+                    get: { viewModel.state.document.source },
+                    set: { viewModel.updateSource($0) }
+                ),
+                selection: Binding(
+                    get: { viewModel.state.selection },
+                    set: { viewModel.updateSelection($0) }
+                ),
+                activeLineIndex: viewModel.state.activeLineIndex
+            )
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+
+            EditorStatusBar(
+                activeLineIndex: viewModel.state.activeLineIndex,
+                lineCount: viewModel.state.lines.count,
+                hasUnsavedChanges: viewModel.state.hasUnsavedChanges,
+                activeLinePreview: activeLinePreview
+            )
         }
         .background(platformTextBackground)
     }
+
+    private var activeLinePreview: AttributedString {
+        guard viewModel.state.lines.indices.contains(viewModel.state.activeLineIndex) else {
+            return AttributedString()
+        }
+        return renderer.inlineMarkdown(for: viewModel.state.lines[viewModel.state.activeLineIndex].source)
+    }
 }
 
-private struct RenderedMarkdownLine: View {
-    let line: String
-    let renderer: any MarkdownRendering
+private struct EditorStatusBar: View {
+    let activeLineIndex: Int
+    let lineCount: Int
+    let hasUnsavedChanges: Bool
+    let activeLinePreview: AttributedString
 
     var body: some View {
-        let block = renderer.blocks(for: line).first ?? .blank(id: UUID())
-        blockView(block)
-            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-            .padding(.horizontal, 8)
-            .padding(.vertical, 3)
+        HStack(spacing: 12) {
+            Text("Line \(activeLineIndex + 1) of \(lineCount)")
+            Text(hasUnsavedChanges ? "Modified" : "Saved")
+                .foregroundStyle(hasUnsavedChanges ? .orange : .secondary)
+            Spacer()
+            Text(activeLinePreview)
+                .lineLimit(1)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+        }
+        .font(.caption)
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 6)
+        .background(.bar)
+    }
+}
+
+#if os(macOS)
+private struct NativeMarkdownTextView: NSViewRepresentable {
+    @Binding var text: String
+    @Binding var selection: EditorSelection
+    let activeLineIndex: Int
+
+    func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator {
+        Coordinator(self)
     }
 
-    @ViewBuilder
-    private func blockView(_ block: RenderedMarkdownBlock) -> some View {
-        switch block {
-        case .heading(_, let level, let text):
-            Text(text)
-                .font(headingFont(level: level))
-                .fontWeight(.semibold)
-        case .paragraph(_, let text):
-            Text(text)
-                .font(.body)
-        case .codeBlock(_, let language, let code):
-            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
-                if let language {
-                    Text(language.uppercased())
-                        .font(.caption2)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                }
-                Text(code)
-                    .font(.system(.body, design: .monospaced))
+    func makeNSView(context: Context) -> NSScrollView {
+        let scrollView = NSTextView.scrollableTextView()
+        guard let textView = scrollView.documentView as? NSTextView else {
+            return scrollView
+        }
+
+        textView.delegate = context.coordinator
+        textView.string = text
+        textView.isRichText = false
+        textView.isAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled = false
+        textView.isAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled = false
+        textView.isAutomaticTextReplacementEnabled = false
+        textView.allowsUndo = true
+        textView.usesFindPanel = true
+        textView.isContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled = true
+        textView.textContainerInset = NSSize(width: 20, height: 18)
+        textView.backgroundColor = .textBackgroundColor
+        textView.insertionPointColor = .controlAccentColor
+        textView.font = .monospacedSystemFont(ofSize: 14, weight: .regular)
+        textView.textContainer?.widthTracksTextView = true
+        textView.textContainer?.containerSize = NSSize(
+            width: scrollView.contentSize.width,
+            height: CGFloat.greatestFiniteMagnitude
+        )
+
+        context.coordinator.applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+        return scrollView
+    }
+
+    func updateNSView(_ scrollView: NSScrollView, context: Context) {
+        context.coordinator.parent = self
+        guard let textView = scrollView.documentView as? NSTextView else { return }
+
+        if textView.string != text {
+            textView.string = text
+        }
+
+        let selectedRange = selection.range
+        if textView.selectedRange() != selectedRange,
+           selectedRange.location <= textView.string.utf16.count {
+            textView.setSelectedRange(selectedRange)
+        }
+
+        context.coordinator.applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+    }
+
+    final class Coordinator: NSObject, NSTextViewDelegate {
+        var parent: NativeMarkdownTextView
+        private var isApplyingAttributes = false
+
+        init(_ parent: NativeMarkdownTextView) {
+            self.parent = parent
+        }
+
+        func textDidChange(_ notification: Notification) {
+            guard !isApplyingAttributes,
+                  let textView = notification.object as? NSTextView
+            else { return }
+
+            parent.text = textView.string
+            parent.selection = EditorSelection(range: textView.selectedRange())
+            applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+        }
+
+        func textViewDidChangeSelection(_ notification: Notification) {
+            guard let textView = notification.object as? NSTextView else { return }
+            parent.selection = EditorSelection(range: textView.selectedRange())
+            applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+        }
+
+        func applyHybridAttributes(to textView: NSTextView) {
+            guard let textStorage = textView.textStorage else { return }
+            isApplyingAttributes = true
+            let selectedRange = textView.selectedRange()
+            MarkdownTextStyler.apply(
+                to: textStorage,
+                activeLineIndex: parent.activeLineIndex,
+                backgroundColor: .textBackgroundColor,
+                activeLineBackgroundColor: .controlAccentColor.withAlphaComponent(0.10),
+                textColor: .labelColor,
+                secondaryTextColor: .secondaryLabelColor,
+                accentColor: .controlAccentColor
+            )
+            textView.setSelectedRange(selectedRange)
+            isApplyingAttributes = false
+        }
+    }
+}
+#elseif os(iOS)
+private struct NativeMarkdownTextView: UIViewRepresentable {
+    @Binding var text: String
+    @Binding var selection: EditorSelection
+    let activeLineIndex: Int
+
+    func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator {
+        Coordinator(self)
+    }
+
+    func makeUIView(context: Context) -> UITextView {
+        let textView = UITextView()
+        textView.delegate = context.coordinator
+        textView.text = text
+        textView.allowsEditingTextAttributes = false
+        textView.autocorrectionType = .yes
+        textView.smartDashesType = .no
+        textView.smartQuotesType = .no
+        textView.font = .monospacedSystemFont(ofSize: 15, weight: .regular)
+        textView.textContainerInset = UIEdgeInsets(top: 18, left: 16, bottom: 18, right: 16)
+        textView.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
+        context.coordinator.applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+        return textView
+    }
+
+    func updateUIView(_ textView: UITextView, context: Context) {
+        context.coordinator.parent = self
+        if textView.text != text {
+            textView.text = text
+        }
+        context.coordinator.applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+    }
+
+    final class Coordinator: NSObject, UITextViewDelegate {
+        var parent: NativeMarkdownTextView
+        private var isApplyingAttributes = false
+
+        init(_ parent: NativeMarkdownTextView) {
+            self.parent = parent
+        }
+
+        func textViewDidChange(_ textView: UITextView) {
+            guard !isApplyingAttributes else { return }
+            parent.text = textView.text
+            parent.selection = EditorSelection(range: textView.selectedRange)
+            applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+        }
+
+        func textViewDidChangeSelection(_ textView: UITextView) {
+            parent.selection = EditorSelection(range: textView.selectedRange)
+            applyHybridAttributes(to: textView)
+        }
+
+        func applyHybridAttributes(to textView: UITextView) {
+            isApplyingAttributes = true
+            let selectedRange = textView.selectedRange
+            MarkdownTextStyler.apply(
+                to: textView.textStorage,
+                activeLineIndex: parent.activeLineIndex,
+                backgroundColor: .systemBackground,
+                activeLineBackgroundColor: .systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.10),
+                textColor: .label,
+                secondaryTextColor: .secondaryLabel,
+                accentColor: .systemBlue
+            )
+            textView.selectedRange = selectedRange
+            isApplyingAttributes = false
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
+private enum MarkdownTextStyler {
+    #if os(macOS)
+    typealias PlatformColor = NSColor
+    #elseif os(iOS)
+    typealias PlatformColor = UIColor
+    #endif
+
+    static func apply(
+        to textStorage: NSTextStorage,
+        activeLineIndex: Int,
+        backgroundColor: PlatformColor,
+        activeLineBackgroundColor: PlatformColor,
+        textColor: PlatformColor,
+        secondaryTextColor: PlatformColor,
+        accentColor: PlatformColor
+    ) {
+        let source = textStorage.string as NSString
+        let fullRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: source.length)
+        guard fullRange.length > 0 else { return }
+
+        textStorage.beginEditing()
+        textStorage.setAttributes(baseAttributes(textColor: textColor), range: fullRange)
+
+        for line in lines(in: source as String) {
+            if line.index == activeLineIndex {
+                textStorage.addAttributes([
+                    .backgroundColor: activeLineBackgroundColor,
+                    .font: monospacedFont(size: 14, weight: .regular)
+                ], range: line.range)
+                styleSourceLineMarkers(in: textStorage, line: line, secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor)
+            } else {
+                styleRenderedLine(
+                    in: textStorage,
+                    line: line,
+                    source: source,
+                    textColor: textColor,
+                    secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor,
+                    accentColor: accentColor
+                )
             }
-            .padding(10)
-            .background(.quaternary.opacity(0.45), in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 6))
-        case .task(_, let checked, let text):
-            HStack(spacing: 8) {
-                Image(systemName: checked ? "checkmark.square.fill" : "square")
-                    .foregroundStyle(checked ? .green : .secondary)
-                Text(text)
+        }
+
+        textStorage.endEditing()
+    }
+
+    private static func styleRenderedLine(
+        in textStorage: NSTextStorage,
+        line: EditorLine,
+        source: NSString,
+        textColor: PlatformColor,
+        secondaryTextColor: PlatformColor,
+        accentColor: PlatformColor
+    ) {
+        guard line.range.length > 0 else { return }
+
+        let rawLine = source.substring(with: line.range)
+        let trimmed = rawLine.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+
+        if let heading = headingPrefixRange(in: rawLine, lineRange: line.range) {
+            textStorage.addAttributes([
+                .foregroundColor: secondaryTextColor,
+                .font: monospacedFont(size: 12, weight: .regular)
+            ], range: heading.markerRange)
+            textStorage.addAttributes([
+                .font: systemFont(size: headingFontSize(level: heading.level), weight: .semibold)
+            ], range: heading.textRange)
+            return
+        }
+
+        if trimmed.hasPrefix("- [x] ") || trimmed.hasPrefix("- [X] ") || trimmed.hasPrefix("- [ ] ") {
+            textStorage.addAttributes([
+                .foregroundColor: secondaryTextColor,
+                .font: monospacedFont(size: 13, weight: .regular)
+            ], range: NSRange(location: line.range.location, length: min(6, line.range.length)))
+        }
+
+        styleInlineMarkdown(
+            in: textStorage,
+            line: line,
+            textColor: textColor,
+            secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor,
+            accentColor: accentColor
+        )
+    }
+
+    private static func styleInlineMarkdown(
+        in textStorage: NSTextStorage,
+        line: EditorLine,
+        textColor: PlatformColor,
+        secondaryTextColor: PlatformColor,
+        accentColor: PlatformColor
+    ) {
+        applyRegex("\\*\\*([^*]+)\\*\\*", in: textStorage, line: line) { match in
+            guard match.numberOfRanges > 1 else { return }
+            textStorage.addAttributes([.font: systemFont(size: 14, weight: .semibold)], range: match.range(at: 1))
+            markdownDelimiterRanges(match.range, leading: 2, trailing: 2).forEach {
+                textStorage.addAttributes([.foregroundColor: secondaryTextColor], range: $0)
             }
-        case .image(_, let altText, let source):
-            HStack(spacing: 8) {
-                Image(systemName: "photo")
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
-                    Text(altText.isEmpty ? "Image" : altText)
-                    Text(source)
-                        .font(.caption)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                }
+        }
+
+        applyRegex("(?<!\\*)\\*([^*]+)\\*(?!\\*)", in: textStorage, line: line) { match in
+            guard match.numberOfRanges > 1 else { return }
+            textStorage.addAttributes([.font: italicSystemFont(size: 14)], range: match.range(at: 1))
+            markdownDelimiterRanges(match.range, leading: 1, trailing: 1).forEach {
+                textStorage.addAttributes([.foregroundColor: secondaryTextColor], range: $0)
             }
-        case .blank:
-            Spacer(minLength: 20)
+        }
+
+        applyRegex("\\[([^\\]]+)\\]\\(([^\\)]+)\\)", in: textStorage, line: line) { match in
+            guard match.numberOfRanges > 2 else { return }
+            textStorage.addAttributes([
+                .foregroundColor: accentColor,
+                .underlineStyle: NSUnderlineStyle.single.rawValue
+            ], range: match.range(at: 1))
+            let markerRanges = [
+                NSRange(location: match.range.location, length: 1),
+                NSRange(location: match.range(at: 1).upperBound, length: 2),
+                NSRange(location: match.range(at: 2).upperBound, length: 1)
+            ]
+            markerRanges.forEach {
+                textStorage.addAttributes([.foregroundColor: secondaryTextColor], range: $0)
+            }
+            textStorage.addAttributes([.foregroundColor: secondaryTextColor], range: match.range(at: 2))
         }
     }
 
-    private func headingFont(level: Int) -> Font {
+    private static func styleSourceLineMarkers(
+        in textStorage: NSTextStorage,
+        line: EditorLine,
+        secondaryTextColor: PlatformColor
+    ) {
+        applyRegex("(```|#{1,6}|\\*\\*|\\*|\\[[ xX]\\]|\\[|\\]|\\(|\\))", in: textStorage, line: line) { match in
+            textStorage.addAttributes([.foregroundColor: secondaryTextColor], range: match.range)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func baseAttributes(textColor: PlatformColor) -> [NSAttributedString.Key: Any] {
+        let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
+        paragraph.lineSpacing = 4
+        paragraph.paragraphSpacing = 3
+        return [
+            .font: systemFont(size: 14, weight: .regular),
+            .foregroundColor: textColor,
+            .paragraphStyle: paragraph
+        ]
+    }
+
+    private static func lines(in source: String) -> [EditorLine] {
+        EditorState(document: EditorDocument(url: URL(fileURLWithPath: "/dev/null"), title: "", source: source)).lines
+    }
+
+    private static func headingPrefixRange(
+        in rawLine: String,
+        lineRange: NSRange
+    ) -> (level: Int, markerRange: NSRange, textRange: NSRange)? {
+        let markerCount = rawLine.prefix { $0 == "#" }.count
+        guard (1...6).contains(markerCount),
+              rawLine.dropFirst(markerCount).first == " "
+        else { return nil }
+
+        let textOffset = markerCount + 1
+        return (
+            markerCount,
+            NSRange(location: lineRange.location, length: markerCount),
+            NSRange(location: lineRange.location + textOffset, length: max(0, lineRange.length - textOffset))
+        )
+    }
+
+    private static func applyRegex(
+        _ pattern: String,
+        in textStorage: NSTextStorage,
+        line: EditorLine,
+        handler: (NSTextCheckingResult) -> Void
+    ) {
+        guard line.range.length > 0,
+              let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern)
+        else { return }
+
+        regex.matches(in: textStorage.string, range: line.range).forEach(handler)
+    }
+
+    private static func markdownDelimiterRanges(
+        _ fullRange: NSRange,
+        leading: Int,
+        trailing: Int
+    ) -> [NSRange] {
+        [
+            NSRange(location: fullRange.location, length: leading),
+            NSRange(location: fullRange.upperBound - trailing, length: trailing)
+        ]
+    }
+
+    private static func headingFontSize(level: Int) -> CGFloat {
         switch level {
-        case 1: .largeTitle
-        case 2: .title
-        case 3: .title2
-        default: .headline
+        case 1: 24
+        case 2: 20
+        case 3: 18
+        default: 15
         }
     }
+
+    #if os(macOS)
+    private static func systemFont(size: CGFloat, weight: NSFont.Weight) -> NSFont {
+        NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: size, weight: weight)
+    }
+
+    private static func italicSystemFont(size: CGFloat) -> NSFont {
+        NSFontManager.shared.convert(NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: size), toHaveTrait: .italicFontMask)
+    }
+
+    private static func monospacedFont(size: CGFloat, weight: NSFont.Weight) -> NSFont {
+        NSFont.monospacedSystemFont(ofSize: size, weight: weight)
+    }
+    #elseif os(iOS)
+    private static func systemFont(size: CGFloat, weight: UIFont.Weight) -> UIFont {
+        UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: size, weight: weight)
+    }
+
+    private static func italicSystemFont(size: CGFloat) -> UIFont {
+        UIFont.italicSystemFont(ofSize: size)
+    }
+
+    private static func monospacedFont(size: CGFloat, weight: UIFont.Weight) -> UIFont {
+        UIFont.monospacedSystemFont(ofSize: size, weight: weight)
+    }
+    #endif
+}
+
+private extension NSRange {
+    var upperBound: Int {
+        location + length
+    }
 }
 
 private var platformTextBackground: Color {