Markdown Preview
Write Markdown with live preview and export to HTML.
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About the Markdown Preview
Write Markdown and see the rendered result live beside it. Markdown is the plain-text formatting syntax behind README files, GitHub issues, documentation sites, and most developer-facing writing tools — readable as source, and unambiguous once rendered.
How to use it
- 1 Type or paste Markdown into the editor pane.
- 2 The rendered preview updates as you type.
- 3 Check that headings, lists, links, and code blocks look right.
- 4 Copy the Markdown, or take the rendered HTML.
What it does
- Live side-by-side preview
- GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, strikethrough
- Fenced code blocks
- HTML export
Frequently asked questions
Is my document uploaded?
No. Every calculation happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing you paste is uploaded, logged, or stored on a server, which makes the tool safe to use with production data, credentials, and customer records.
What is GitHub Flavored Markdown?
GFM is a superset of the CommonMark standard that adds tables, task list checkboxes, strikethrough, and automatic linking of bare URLs. It is what GitHub, GitLab, and most developer tools render, so it is the practical default rather than plain original Markdown.
Why is my line break being ignored?
A single newline is treated as a space, by design. To force a line break, end the line with two spaces, or use a blank line to start a new paragraph. GFM in comment fields often relaxes this, which is why the same text behaves differently on GitHub and in a static site generator.
Can I use HTML inside Markdown?
Usually yes — most renderers pass inline HTML through, which is how people embed things Markdown has no syntax for. Note that Markdown inside an HTML block is generally not processed, and renderers that sanitise output for security will strip tags such as script and iframe.