Recommended Markdown Editors

Using a dedicated Markdown editor provides the best experience for creating and managing your content. Here are our recommended editors for different platforms:

Online

Desktop (Windows & Mac)

  • Typora - Beautiful, distraction-free Markdown editor
  • Obsidian - Feature-rich knowledge base that uses Markdown
  • VS Code - Free, powerful editor with excellent Markdown support through extensions

macOS Specific

  • Marked 2 - Professional Markdown preview tool
  • Ulysses - Popular writing app with Markdown support

Mobile (iOS)

  • iA Writer - Clean, focused writing experience
  • Markor - Open-source editor for Android

Mobile (Android)

  • Bear - Beautiful note-taking app for Apple devices
  • Markdown Editor - A lightweight markdown editor

Basic Markdown Syntax

  • **bold** → bold
  • *italic* → italic
  • `code` → code
  • # Header 1
  • ## Header 2
  • - Bullet points
  • 1. Numbered lists
  • [Link text](URL)
  • ![Image description](image-url)

For a complete Markdown syntax guide, visit Markdown Guide.

For examples and tutorials, visit Examples.

Links

[Link text](URL)

Images

You can use a service like the postimages service to upload images and get a URL.

![Image description](https://i.postimg.cc/2j0v2QnY/image.webp)

You can also try catbox.

![Image description](https://files.catbox.moe/8nwatq.png)

Why Use a Markdown Editor?

  • Live preview of your formatting
  • File management and organization
  • Automatic backups
  • Export to multiple formats (HTML, PDF, etc.)
  • Keyboard shortcuts for faster editing
  • Built-in image handling

Tips

  • Pages are public - anyone with the URL can view them
  • Content is stored indefinitely
  • There's no account needed - just create and share
  • Most editors allow direct export to Markdown (.md) files