Markdown icon
Markdown icon

Markdown

 176 likes

Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

Markdown screenshot 1

Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
Discontinued

Last update was in Dec 2004. The original app is no longer developed but the Markdown language continues in use and support through many other projects.

176likes
0articles
Save

Features

Features

Highlights All activities

Markdown News & Activities

Recent News

No news, maybe you know any news worth sharing?

Share a News Tip

Recent activities

Markdown information

AlternativeTo Category

Development

Popular alternatives

View all

Top Markdown apps (extensions / mods etc)

View all

Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Markdown, and it has gotten 176 likes

Markdown was added to AlternativeTo by mer30hamid on and this page was last updated .

Comments and Reviews

   
0

This program is from 2004. Markdown requires Perl 5.6.0 or later. (and maybe some other stuff)

Featured in Lists

My Setup - All Apps and Software

Master List of all Apps and Software I use for both work and personal life.
By Jimmy Briggs416 appsUpdated

Linux Apps for Writers

A list with 62 apps by xlin without a description.
By C.A.62 appsUpdated

Top tools for a Technical Writer

When you are working with content on a daily basis, probably you already have a list of your favorite apps, tools, and services that allow you to work faster with texts and documentation. That's great! But chances are that this list is not perfect. "Fast" is not always equals "efficient". Sometimes, when you urgently need a new tool for a specific purpose, you just type your search request and then choose the "most relevant" app from the top of the search results. Regardless of its usefulness, this app tends to stay in the favorites forever. As practice shows, this is rather an inefficient method. This was my case previously. But now, I'm always trying to take some time to compare my new apps with some alternatives and find out whether my choice is the best one. Kind of trials and errors. This is, actually, the way how this list appeared. So, let me share my thoughts on what apps, tools, and services a seasoned Technical Writer must use. Or at least try.
By RemovedUser14 appsUpdated

Official Links

Install from the command line

  • brew install markdown

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

Thus, “Markdown” is two things: (1) a plain text formatting syntax; and (2) a software tool, written in Perl, that converts the plain text formatting to HTML.