Markdown editor

Write and preview

Edit the source pane or paste Markdown from a trusted text file. The preview updates as you type; there is no separate conversion step. On desktop the source and preview sit side by side, while narrow screens stack them so neither pane forces the whole page sideways.

The muted starter document is an example. Focusing an untouched example hides it so you can start cleanly. If you leave that field blank, the example returns in muted text; once you type your own content, the editor preserves it.

Supported Markdown

This focused editor supports ATX headings, ordinary paragraphs, bold and italic emphasis, inline code, fenced code blocks, block quotes, ordered and unordered lists, horizontal rules, inline links, and simple pipe tables with one header row. It follows familiar CommonMark-style writing where practical, but it is not a complete GitHub Flavored Markdown implementation.

Nested lists, reference-style links, footnotes, task-list controls, math, Mermaid diagrams, syntax highlighting, HTML blocks and custom Markdown extensions are outside this page. Keep a copy of the source if another publishing system uses a specific Markdown dialect.

Safety and links

Raw HTML is displayed as text rather than executed. Link destinations are allowed only for http, https, mailto, root-relative, document-relative or same-page fragment paths. A javascript: or other executable scheme is not made clickable.

Image syntax does not fetch an image. The preview shows the alt text as a labeled placeholder, preventing a remote host from receiving a request merely because a document was pasted. This also means the preview is not a visual check of image dimensions or availability.

Copy and save the source

Copy source places the exact Markdown text—not preview HTML—on the clipboard. Save .md downloads the same source as markdown-note.md in UTF-8. Line breaks and punctuation remain editable in another text editor.

The page has no account, cloud sync or automatic recovery. Keep the downloaded file before closing the tab if the text matters. Saving Markdown does not create PDF, DOCX or a packaged website.

Examples and limits

For example, “## Release notes” becomes a level-two heading, “- Fixed login” becomes a list item, and “[Docs](https://example.com/docs)” becomes a safe link. A pipe table needs a header row followed by a separator such as “| --- | --- |”.

Preview differences can occur when a destination platform uses another dialect or plugin. Always inspect the final publishing target. Very large documents may feel slower because this page refreshes the preview locally after each edit; it is designed for focused notes and documents, not collaborative projects or a full IDE.

Use blank lines around headings, lists, block quotes and tables when moving text between renderers. The source remains readable even when a mark is unsupported, so compare the punctuation with the preview instead of assuming every extension was interpreted. For durable documentation, save small revisions as separate files or use version control outside this page.

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