Markdown

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Awesome Markdown

A curated list of delightful Markdown stuff.

Markdown is a markup language created by John Gruber in collaboration with Aaron Swartz. It was designed to be easily converted to HTML and has been extended into different types of implementations.

Please read the contribution guidelines before contributing.

:gem: means really awesome/useful.
![Globe][globe] means that it's webapp/webservice.
![Android OS][android-os] means that runs on Android.
![iOS Logo][ios-logo] means that runs on iOS.
![Mac OS X][macosx] means that runs on macOS.
![Linux][linux] means that runs on Linux.
![Windows][windows] means that runs on Windows.

CMS / Blogs

Ghost

Publishing platform for professional bloggers.

Grav

Modern Flat-File CMS.

Hexo

A fast, simple & powerful blog framework

Hugo

Fast & Modern Static Website Engine.

Jekyll

Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs.

Pelican

Static site generator that requires no database or server-side logic.

Svbtle

Blogging platform designed to help you think.

Vuepress

Minimalistic Vue-powered static site generator.

Laravel CommonMark Blog

Static-generator to use with Laravel. Utilizes CommonMark and FrontMatter and publishes directly into the `public`-folder.

CMS or Blogs which support Markdown by default.

Libraries

Libraries for rendering Markdown documents.

C

cmark

CommonMark parsing and rendering library and program in C.

Hoedown

Standards compliant, fast, secure Markdown processing library in C (Sundown fork).

peg-markdown

An implementation of Markdown in C, using a PEG grammar.

Sundown

Standards compliant, fast, secure Markdown processing library in C.

Java

commonmark-java

Java implementation of CommonMark, a specification of the Markdown format.

flexmark-java

Java Implementation of Markdown parser with source level AST.

pegdown

A pure-Java Markdown processor based on a parboiled PEG parser supporting a number of extensions.

JavaScript

markdown-it

Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed.

markdown-js

Yet another Markdown parser, this time for JavaScript.

marked

Full-featured Markdown parser and compiler, written in JavaScript. Built for speed.

mmarkdown

Interpret mmd fenced code blocks in a markdown file and generate a cooler version of it.

Showdown

Showdown is a JavaScript Markdown to HTML converter, based on the original works by John Gruber.

Snarkdown

Snarkdown is a dead simple 1kb Markdown parser.

Perl

Markdown.pl :gem: John Gruber's original Markdown library.

PHP

commonmark

Highly-extensible PHP Markdown parser which fully supports the CommonMark and GFM specs.

parsedown

Better Markdown Parser in PHP.

php-markdown

Parser for Markdown and Markdown Extra derived from the original Markdown.pl by John Gruber.

Python

markdown-it-py

Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed. Now in Python!

markdown2

Fast and complete implementation of Markdown in Python.

Mistune

The fastest Markdown parser in pure Python with renderer feature.

PyMdown Extensions

A collection of extensions for Python Markdown.

Python-Markdown

Python implementation of John Gruber's Markdown.

Ruby

kramdown

kramdown is a fast, pure Ruby Markdown superset converter, using a strict syntax definition and supporting several common extensions.

Redcarpet

Redcarpet is a Ruby library for Markdown processing that smells like butterflies and popcorn.

Tools

Converters

csvtomd

Convert your CSV files into Markdown tables. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Dimer Markdown

converts Markdown to HTML or to JSON ![Globe][globe] ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

HTML To Markdown for PHP

Convert HTML to Markdown with PHP.

markdown-pdf

Markdown to PDF converter.

Markdown to PDF

Simple and useful website for converting Markdown to PDF. ![Globe][globe]

Pandoc

Universal document converter. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Torsimany

Translate format-independent JSON to stylish, human-readable Markdown. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

turndown

HTML to Markdown converter written in JavaScript.

yamp

Easy-to-use cli toolbox for markdown-related task. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

clipboard2markdown

Website to paste content and get a markdown version. Works on any modern browser with JavaScript.

Convert Markdown to other formats and vice versa.

Editors

Abricotine

Lightweight markdown editor built with Electron with built-in realtime preview. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Caret

Markdown Editor for Mac and PC. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

iA Writer

iA Writer is designed to provide the best writing experience on Mac OS, iOS and Android. :gem: _Really simple editor!_ ![Android OS][android-os] ![iOS Logo][ios-logo] ![Mac OS X][macosx]

Let's Markdown!

An online real-time collaborative markdown editor built on Rust. ![Globe][globe]

Markdownify

A minimal Markdown Editor desktop app. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

MarkRight

Minimalistic github flavored Markdown editor. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Mark Text

Next generation Markdown editor (built with Electron). ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

PileMd

Markdown Note App. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

StackEdit

In-browser markdown editor. ![Globe][globe]

TOAST UI Editor

Extensible GFM Markdown WYSIWYG Editor ![Globe][globe]

Typora

A minimal Markdown editor. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Notable

The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Boostnote

A markdown editor for developers. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Trilium Notes

A hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Joplin

An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows] ![iOS Logo][ios-logo] ![Android OS][android-os]

Visual Studio Code

An open source code editor with built-in markdown preview and many markdown extensions. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Quiver

A notebook built for programmers. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![iOS Logo][ios-logo]

Bear

A beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![iOS Logo][ios-logo]

Obsidian

Notebook editor with Mermaid support ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Bangle.io

A Notion like note taking webapp where data is saved in Markdown format locally. ![Globe][globe]

Edit and save your Markdown documents.

Linters

Markdown Lint Tool

Tool to check Markdown files and flag style issues.

Markdownlint

Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.

remark-lint

Markdown code style linter.

textlint

Pluggable linting tool for text and markdown.

markdownlint

Markdown linting and style checking for Visual Studio Code.

Flag and standarize your Markdown documents.

Miscellaneous

Dillinger

Dillinger is a cloud-enabled, mobile-ready, offline-storage, AngularJS powered HTML5 Markdown editor. ![Globe][globe]

HackMD

HackMD lets you create realtime collaborative Markdown notes on all platforms. ![Globe][globe]

Laverna

Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. :gem: _Markdown notes with encryption!_ ![Globe][globe] ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Markable.in

Remarkable Markdown Editor. ![Globe][globe]

markcat

Markdown files terminal viewer. :gem: _`cat` with Markdown highlight._ ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Markdown Magic

Automatically format markdown files and sync external docs/src code

Markdown Tables Generator

Visual Markdown table builder with CSV importing support. ![Globe][globe]

mdformat

CommonMark compliant Markdown formatter ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

remark

Markdown processor powered by plugins

Socrates

Serveless realtime Markdown editor and viewer, etherpad-like. ![Globe][globe]

termd

Markdown renderer for the terminal with syntax highlighting. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Tools which let you edit, convert, export, et al. your Markdown documents.

GitDown – GitHub's Markdown preprocessor. :octocat:

Presentations

gitpitch

Markdown Presentations For Everyone on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, GitBucket, Gitea, and Gogs. ![Globe][globe]

hacker-slides

Minimal UI for building presentation slides from markdown. ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux]

Marp

Markdown presentation ecosystem. :gem: _CLI, Web, IDE plugin and more to convert Markdown into various formats_ ![Mac OS][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

mdp

Command-line based Markdown presentation tool. :gem: _Like PowerPoint and Vim but with Markdown!_ ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux]

remark

A simple, in-browser, Markdown-driven slideshow tool targeted at people who know their way around HTML and CSS. ![Globe][globe]

reveal.js

Open source HTML presentation framework with Markdown support ![Mac OS X][macosx] ![Linux][linux] ![Windows][windows]

Create and edit your slides presentations with Markdown.

Services

Daux.io

Daux.io is an documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly.

Dimer

Dimer generates a clean and beautiful documentation website from Markdown. ![Globe][globe]

GitBook

GitBook is a modern publishing toolchain. Making both writing and collaboration easy.

GitPrint

Easily print GitHub Markdown. ![Globe][globe]

Different services which take advantage of Markdown.

Resources

Documentation

CommonMark

Strongly defined, highly compatible specification of Markdown.

GitHub Flavored Markdown Specifications

The formal spec for GitHub's Markdown, based on CommonMark.

Pandoc’s Markdown

[Pandoc](https://pandoc.org/) has its own, powerful markdown implementation. It consists of several addional extensions.

ScholarlyMarkdown

ScholarlyMarkdown is a syntax/standard/best-practice of scholarly and academic communication that is web-first, semantic XML-second, and LaTeX/Word a close third.

Stack Overflow Markdown Documentation (archived)

Well organized Markdown documentation.

Stack Overflow Markdown Questions

Highest voted Markdown questions on Stack Overflow.

The text/markdown Media Type (RFC7763)

This document registers the `text/markdown` media type for use with Markdown, a family of plain-text formatting syntaxes.

Wikipedia Article