Markdown is a lightweight markup language created by John Gruber in 2004. It lets you write formatted content using plain text syntax — # headings, **bold**, *italic*, [links](url), and ```code blocks```. It's the default format for GitHub READMEs, documentation sites, blogs, and note-taking apps.
Markdown is converted to HTML for display. A heading like ## Section becomes <h2>Section</h2>. This tool renders your Markdown in real time as you type, so you can preview exactly how it will look before committing to a repo or publishing to a site.
Most Markdown parsers support GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extensions including task lists (- [x]), tables, strikethrough (~~text~~), and fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting. Learning Markdown takes minutes and saves hours of fighting with rich text editors.
This tool in other languages:
Français:
Aperçu Markdown en direct
Español:
Vista previa de Markdown en vivo
Deutsch:
Markdown-Live-Vorschau
Português:
Pré-visualização Markdown ao vivo
日本語:
Markdownライブプレビュー
中文:
Markdown 实时预览
한국어:
마크다운 실시간 미리보기
العربية:
معاينة Markdown مباشرة
Type or paste Markdown in the left panel — the rendered preview appears on the right in real-time. Supports headings, bold/italic, lists, code blocks, tables, links, and blockquotes. Click Copy Markdown or Copy HTML to grab either version.
Standard CommonMark plus GitHub-flavored Markdown: # for headings, **bold**, *italic*, `code`, triple-backtick code blocks with language hints, [links](url), , ordered and unordered lists, tables with pipes, blockquotes with >, and task lists with - [ ].
This tool is a live editor — you write Markdown and see the styled output side-by-side. The Markdown to HTML tool is a converter — it shows the raw HTML source code so you can copy-paste it into a CMS or static site.
Yes. The preview uses GitHub-flavored Markdown, so what you see here is close to what will render on GitHub. Write your README, preview it live, then copy the Markdown and paste it into your repo's README.md file.
No. Everything runs 100% in your browser. The Markdown you type, the HTML that's generated, and any copies you make never leave your device. Refreshing the page clears the content — save elsewhere if you need persistence.
Wrap code in triple backticks and add the language name on the opening line: ```javascript for JS, ```python for Python, ```bash for shell. GitHub, GitLab, and most Markdown renderers (including this preview) use the language hint to apply syntax highlighting.