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Markdown Live Editor
Write Markdown on the left, see the formatted result on the right, export as HTML.
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Markdown is the fastest way to write anything that is mostly text — a README, a blog draft, release notes, a specification. Reading it back as raw asterisks and hashes is the annoying part. This editor renders as you type, so you see the document you are actually making.
The preview is generated by a small parser written into this page rather than a heavy library, which keeps the whole thing fast and means it works with no network connection at all. When the draft is done, take the HTML for a CMS, or the Markdown itself for a repo.
How to use it
- Type or paste Markdown into the left pane. The preview on the right updates as you go.
- Use the toolbar for the common pieces — headings, bold, italic, code, lists, links and quotes.
- Watch the word and character counts below the editor if you are writing to a length.
- Press Copy HTML to take the rendered markup, or Copy Markdown to take the source.
- Press Download .md to save the file to your machine.
- Your draft is stored in this browser only, so a refresh will not lose it. Clearing the editor clears it for good.
Questions
Which Markdown features are supported?
Headings, bold, italic, inline code, fenced code blocks, links, images, ordered and unordered lists (including nesting), blockquotes, horizontal rules and paragraphs. That covers CommonMark as it is used in practice for READMEs and blog posts.
Can I paste HTML into the editor?
Yes, and it is escaped rather than executed, so pasting markup is safe. If you want raw HTML in the output, that is a deliberate limitation — this editor never injects unescaped markup into the page.
Is my draft private?
It stays in your browser. The text is not sent anywhere, and the draft held between refreshes is in this browser's local storage on your own device.
Why does a table not render?
Tables are not part of the core CommonMark specification and are not supported here, to keep the parser small. Use a fenced code block or a list instead, or render tables in your CMS.