Awesome Markdown

A curated list of delightful Markdown stuff.

Markdown is a markup language created by John Gruber in collaboration with Aaron Swartz. It was designed to be easily converted to HTML and has been extended into different types of implementations.

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Contents

• Awesome Markdown
  • Contents
  • CMS / Blogs
  • Libraries
    • C
    • Java
    • JavaScript
    • Perl
    • PHP
    • Python
    • Ruby
  • Tools
    • Converters
    • Editors
    • Linters
    • Miscellaneous
    • Presentations
  • Services
  • Resources
    • Documentation
    • Tutorials
  • License

CMS / Blogs

CMS or Blogs which support Markdown by default.

• Ghost - Publishing platform for professional bloggers.
• Grav - Modern Flat-File CMS.
• Hexo - A fast, simple & powerful blog framework
• Hugo - Fast & Modern Static Website Engine.
• Jekyll - Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs.
• Pelican - Static site generator that requires no database or server-side logic.
• Svbtle - Blogging platform designed to help you think.
• Vuepress - Minimalistic Vue-powered static site generator.
• Laravel CommonMark Blog - Static-generator to use with Laravel. Utilizes CommonMark and FrontMatter and publishes directly into the public-folder.

Libraries

Libraries for rendering Markdown documents.

C

• cmark - CommonMark parsing and rendering library and program in C.
• Hoedown - Standards compliant, fast, secure Markdown processing library in C (Sundown fork).
• peg-markdown - An implementation of Markdown in C, using a PEG grammar.
• Sundown - Standards compliant, fast, secure Markdown processing library in C.

Java

• commonmark-java - Java implementation of CommonMark, a specification of the Markdown format.
• flexmark-java - Java Implementation of Markdown parser with source level AST.
• pegdown - A pure-Java Markdown processor based on a parboiled PEG parser supporting a number of extensions.

JavaScript

• markdown-it - Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed.
• markdown-js - Yet another Markdown parser, this time for JavaScript.
• marked - Full-featured Markdown parser and compiler, written in JavaScript. Built for speed.
• mmarkdown - Interpret mmd fenced code blocks in a markdown file and generate a cooler version of it.
• Showdown - Showdown is a JavaScript Markdown to HTML converter, based on the original works by John Gruber.
• Snarkdown - Snarkdown is a dead simple 1kb Markdown parser.

Perl

• Markdown.pl :gem: John Gruber’s original Markdown library.

PHP

• commonmark - Highly-extensible PHP Markdown parser which fully supports the CommonMark and GFM specs.
• parsedown - Better Markdown Parser in PHP.
• php-markdown - Parser for Markdown and Markdown Extra derived from the original Markdown.pl by John Gruber.

Python

• markdown-it-py - Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed. Now in Python!
• markdown2 - Fast and complete implementation of Markdown in Python.
• Mistune - The fastest Markdown parser in pure Python with renderer feature.
• PyMdown Extensions - A collection of extensions for Python Markdown.
• Python-Markdown - Python implementation of John Gruber’s Markdown.

Ruby

• kramdown - kramdown is a fast, pure Ruby Markdown superset converter, using a strict syntax definition and supporting several common extensions.
• Redcarpet - Redcarpet is a Ruby library for Markdown processing that smells like butterflies and popcorn.

Tools

Converters

Convert Markdown to other formats and vice versa.

• csvtomd - Convert your CSV files into Markdown tables.
• Dimer Markdown - converts Markdown to HTML or to JSON
• HTML To Markdown for PHP - Convert HTML to Markdown with PHP.
• markdown-pdf - Markdown to PDF converter.
• Markdown to PDF - Simple and useful website for converting Markdown to PDF.
• Pandoc - Universal document converter.
• Torsimany - Translate format-independent JSON to stylish, human-readable Markdown.
• turndown - HTML to Markdown converter written in JavaScript.
• yamp - Easy-to-use cli toolbox for markdown-related task.
• clipboard2markdown - Website to paste content and get a markdown version. Works on any modern browser with JavaScript.

Editors

Edit and save your Markdown documents.

• Abricotine - Lightweight markdown editor built with Electron with built-in realtime preview.
• Caret - Markdown Editor for Mac and PC.
• iA Writer - iA Writer is designed to provide the best writing experience on Mac OS, iOS and Android. :gem: Really simple editor!
• Markdownify - A minimal Markdown Editor desktop app.
• MarkRight - Minimalistic github flavored Markdown editor.
• Mark Text - Next generation Markdown editor (built with Electron).
• PileMd - Markdown Note App.
• StackEdit - In-browser markdown editor.
• TOAST UI Editor - Extensible GFM Markdown WYSIWYG Editor
• Typora - A minimal Markdown editor.
• Notable - The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn’t suck.
• Boostnote - A markdown editor for developers.
• Trilium Notes - A hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases.
• Joplin - An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities.
• Visual Studio Code - An open source code editor with built-in markdown preview and many markdown extensions.
• Quiver - A notebook built for programmers.
• Bear - A beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose.
• Obsidian - Notebook editor with Mermaid support

Linters

Flag and standarize your Markdown documents.

• Markdown Lint Tool - Tool to check Markdown files and flag style issues.
• Markdownlint - Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.
• remark-lint - Markdown code style linter.
• textlint - Pluggable linting tool for text and markdown.
• markdownlint - Markdown linting and style checking for Visual Studio Code.

Miscellaneous

Tools which let you edit, convert, export, et al. your Markdown documents.

• Dillinger - Dillinger is a cloud-enabled, mobile-ready, offline-storage, AngularJS powered HTML5 Markdown editor.
• GitDown – GitHub’s Markdown preprocessor. :octocat:
• HackMD - HackMD lets you create realtime collaborative Markdown notes on all platforms.
• Laverna - Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. :gem: Markdown notes with encryption!
• Markable.in - Remarkable Markdown Editor.
• markcat - Markdown files terminal viewer. :gem: cat with Markdown highlight.
• Markdown Magic - Automatically format markdown files and sync external docs/src code
• Markdown Tables Generator - Visual Markdown table builder with CSV importing support.
• mdformat - CommonMark compliant Markdown formatter
• remark - Markdown processor powered by plugins
• Socrates - Serveless realtime Markdown editor and viewer, etherpad-like.
• termd - Markdown renderer for the terminal with syntax highlighting.

Presentations

Create and edit your slides presentations with Markdown.

• gitpitch - Markdown Presentations For Everyone on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, GitBucket, Gitea, and Gogs.
• hacker-slides - Minimal UI for building presentation slides from markdown.
• Marp - Markdown presentation ecosystem. :gem: CLI, Web, IDE plugin and more to convert Markdown into various formats
• mdp - Command-line based Markdown presentation tool. :gem: Like PowerPoint and Vim but with Markdown!
• remark - A simple, in-browser, Markdown-driven slideshow tool targeted at people who know their way around HTML and CSS.
• reveal.js - Open source HTML presentation framework with Markdown support

Services

Different services which take advantage of Markdown.

• Daux.io - Daux.io is an documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly.
• Dimer - Dimer generates a clean and beautiful documentation website from Markdown.
• GitBook - GitBook is a modern publishing toolchain. Making both writing and collaboration easy.
• GitPrint - Easily print GitHub Markdown.

Resources

Documentation

Documentation and useful information about Markdown.

• CommonMark - Strongly defined, highly compatible specification of Markdown.
• GitHub Flavored Markdown Specifications - The formal spec for GitHub’s Markdown, based on CommonMark.
• Original Specifications :gem: The place to start with Markdown!
• Pandoc’s Markdown - Pandoc has its own, powerful markdown implementation. It consists of several addional extensions.
• ScholarlyMarkdown - ScholarlyMarkdown is a syntax/standard/best-practice of scholarly and academic communication that is web-first, semantic XML-second, and LaTeX/Word a close third.
• Stack Overflow Markdown Documentation (archived) - Well organized Markdown documentation.
• Stack Overflow Markdown Questions - Highest voted Markdown questions on Stack Overflow.
• The text/markdown Media Type (RFC7763) - This document registers the text/markdown media type for use with Markdown, a family of plain-text formatting syntaxes.
• Wikipedia Article

Tutorials

Useful links and tutorials.

• GitHub’s Mastering Markdown
• how-to-markdown - This workshopper will teach you how to use Markdown.
• Interactive Markdown Tutorial
• Markdown Cheatsheet :gem: Where to look when you don’t remember the syntax!
• Markdown Guide - A concise, barebones guide to Markdown.

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License

To the extent possible under law, Joaquín Serna has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.