Markdown Editor with Live Preview

Write Markdown with a real-time rendered preview. Supports headings, bold, italic, tables, code blocks, lists and blockquotes. Download as .md or copy HTML.

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What Is Markdown

Markdown is a lightweight text formatting syntax created by John Gruber in 2004. It uses plain-text symbols that are intuitive to type and read: # for headings, **double asterisks** for bold, *single asterisks* for italic, - for bullet points. It converts to clean HTML and is now the standard writing format for GitHub READMEs, documentation, blog posts and developer content.

Why Markdown Over a Word Processor

Markdown files are plain text — they open in any editor on any device, never corrupt, work perfectly with version control, and can be converted to HTML, PDF or Word at any time. Unlike Word documents, the formatting is visible and portable. Platforms like GitHub, Dev.to, Hashnode and most blog CMSs accept Markdown directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tables use pipes and hyphens. Header row, then a separator row with hyphens, then data rows. Example: | Name | Score | |------|-------| | Alice | 95 | | Bob | 87 |
For inline code, wrap in backticks: `code here`. For a multi-line block, use three backticks on their own line before and after, optionally specifying the language after the opening backticks for syntax highlighting: ```javascript ... ```.
Markdown is simpler to write and read as plain text. HTML gives you complete control over every element. Markdown converts to HTML — most Markdown processors also allow raw HTML inside Markdown documents for elements Markdown cannot express. For web content, Markdown is faster to write; for complex layouts, HTML is necessary.
These apps have their own limited formatting. WhatsApp: *bold*, _italic_, ~strikethrough~, ```monospace```. Telegram: **bold**, __italic__, `code`, ```code block```. This is similar to Markdown but not identical. Standard Markdown files are not rendered as formatted text in messaging apps.
Yes — write your post in Markdown, preview it, then either copy the HTML output to paste into your CMS or download the .md file to upload directly to platforms that accept Markdown (Ghost, Hashnode, Dev.to, GitHub Pages). WordPress with the Gutenberg editor also supports Markdown input.

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