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Awesome Markdown ★73813

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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means that runs on iOS.
means that runs on macOS.
means that runs on Linux.
means that runs on Windows.

Contents

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

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CMS / Blogs

CMS or Blogs which support Markdown by default.

• Ghost - Publishing platform for professional bloggers.
• Grav - Modern Flat-File CMS.
• Hugo - Fast & Modern Static Website Engine.
• Jekyll - Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs.
• Svbtle - Blogging platform designed to help you think.

Libraries

Libraries for rendering Markdown documents.

C

• Hoedown ★720 - Standards compliant, fast, secure Markdown processing library in C (Sundown fork).
• peg-markdown ★559 - An implementation of Markdown in C, using a PEG grammar.
• Sundown ★1569 - Standards compliant, fast, secure Markdown processing library in C.

Java

• commonmark-java ★643 - Java implementation of CommonMark, a specification of the Markdown format.
• flexmark-java ★423 - Java Implementation of Markdown parser with source level AST.
• pegdown ★1188 ⏳1Y - A pure-Java Markdown processor based on a parboiled PEG parser supporting a number of extensions.

JavaScript

• markdown-it ★4513 - Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed.
• markdown-js ★6367 - Yet another Markdown parser, this time for JavaScript.
• marked ★15027 - Full-featured Markdown parser and compiler, written in JavaScript. Built for speed.
• Showdown ★5999 - Showdown is a JavaScript Markdown to HTML converter, based on the original works by John Gruber.
• Snarkdown ★674 - Snarkdown is a dead simple 1kb Markdown parser.

Perl

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

PHP

• parsedown ★4828 - Better Markdown Parser in PHP.
• php-markdown ★2527 - Parser for Markdown and Markdown Extra derived from the original Markdown.pl by John Gruber.

Python

• markdown2 ★1443 - Fast and complete implementation of Markdown in Python.
• Mistune ★1099 - The fastest Markdown parser in pure Python with renderer feature.
• Python-Markdown - Python implementation of John Gruber’s Markdown.

Ruby

• kramdown ★1166 - kramdown is a fast, pure Ruby Markdown superset converter, using a strict syntax definition and supporting several common extensions.
• Redcarpet ★4126 - 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 ★399 - Convert your CSV files into Markdown tables.
• HTML To Markdown for PHP ★674 - Convert HTML to Markdown with PHP.
• markdown-pdf ★1189 - Markdown to PDF converter.
• Markdown to PDF - Simple and useful website for converting Markdown to PDF.
• Pandoc - Universal document converter.
• to-markdown - HTML to Markdown converter written in JavaScript.
• Torsimany ★10 - Translate format-independent JSON to stylish, human-readable Markdown.
• yamp ★21 - Wasy-to-use cli toolbox for markdown-related task.

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. Really simple editor!

• MarkRight ★906 - Minimalistic github flavored Markdown editor.

• PileMd - Markdown Note App.
• StackEdit - In-browser markdown editor.
• Typora - A minimal Markdown editor.

Linters

Flag and standarize your Markdown documents.

• Markdownlint ★39 - Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.
• MDL - Tool to check Markdown files and flag style issues.
• textlint - Pluggable linting tool for text and markdown.

Miscellaneous

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

• Classeur - Classeur is a new platform to write simple notes as well as technical documents and blogs.
• Dillinger - Dillinger is a cloud-enabled, mobile-ready, offline-storage, AngularJS powered HTML5 Markdown editor.
• GitDown ★369 – GitHub’s Markdown preprocessor.
• 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. Markdown notes with encryption!
• Markable.in - Remarkable Markdown Editor.
• Markdown Tables Generator - Visual Markdown table builder with CSV importing support.
• remark - Markdown processor powered by plugins
• Socrates - Serveless realtime Markdown editor and viewer, etherpad-like.

Presentations

Create and edit your slides presentations with Markdown.

• Marp - Markdown Presentation Writer. Like PowerPoint but with Markdown!
• mdp ★2898 - Command-line based Markdown presentation tool. 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.

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.
• GitBook - GitBook is a modern publishing toolchain. Making both writing and collaboration easy.
• GitPrint - Easily print GitHub Markdown.
• NoteHub - Free and Hassle-free Pastebin for Markdown Notes. Like Pastebin but with Markdown
• Stacktile - Turn a Markdown document into an interactive tutorial.

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 The place to start with Markdown!
• 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 - 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 ★95 - This workshopper will teach you how to use Markdown.
• Interactive Markdown Tutorial
• Markdown Cheatsheet 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.

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This list is a copy of BubuAnabelas/awesome-markdown with ranks