Markdown is a lightweight markup language that lets you write formatted text using plain text syntax.

No. This is a client-side tool and your content stays in your browser unless you download it.

Markdown Editor & Preview - Free Online Live Editor

Why I Write Everything in Markdown

I switched to Markdown years ago and never looked back. READMEs, documentation, blog posts, even my personal notes - all Markdown. It's fast to write, readable as plain text, and plays nice with Git. No fighting with WYSIWYG editors or remembering HTML tags.

I built this preview tool because sometimes I just need to check how something looks before committing. Type on the left, see the result on the right. That's it.

What You Can Do Here

Live preview - See your Markdown rendered as you type
Split view - Editor and preview side by side (my default)
Export to HTML - Get the rendered HTML with proper styles
Download .md - Save your Markdown source file
Copy HTML - Grab the output for pasting elsewhere

I often use this with the Lorem Ipsum Generator when I'm mocking up documentation layouts, and the HTML Encoder when I need to show HTML code examples in my docs.

Quick Syntax Reference

The Basics I Use Every Day

**bold** for bold text
*italic* for italic text
`code` for inline code
~~strikethrough~~ for ~~strikethrough~~

Headers

Just use # symbols. One for H1, two for H2, and so on:

# Big Title
## Section
### Subsection

Lists

Dash or asterisk for bullets (- item), numbers for ordered lists (1. first). Indent with spaces to nest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Markdown instead of just writing HTML?

Speed. I can write **bold** way faster than <strong>bold</strong>. Plus, Markdown is actually readable as plain text. When I open a .md file, I can read it without a renderer. Try that with HTML.

Is my content stored anywhere?

Nope. Everything stays in your browser. I don't send your text to any server. Just remember to download or copy your work before you close the tab - there's no auto-save here.

Which Markdown flavor does this support?

GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM), which is what most developers use anyway. That means you get tables, task lists (- [ ] todo), strikethrough, and fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting. All the good stuff.

Markdown Preview