Inspired in part by setext, the lightweight markup language designed for TidBITS in 1992, John Gruber’s Markdown revolutionized the way people write for the Web a dozen years later. Writers were freed ...

Many of the TUAW writers (and readers!) are fans of John Gruber's Markdown, so we tend to review both iOS and Mac apps that support Markdown. If you don't know what Markdown is or how to use it, those ...

Markdown Free slide creation · publishing service that can create slides in (markdown) format is " Slideship "is. Since the user can focus on the content of the slide without concern for the style, ...

Google is adding Markdown support to Google Docs on the web, letting you format your document using text shortcuts rather than keyboard ones. In a blog post announcing the feature, Google says it’s ...

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A few years ago, I had what seemed like a clever idea: What if there was a text editing program with less clutter than Microsoft Word and more focus on writing for the web? I quickly discovered that ...

Many technical writers either currently use or are interested in using Markdown to write their technical documentation. It’s a bit like Marmite – some people love it and other people kind of hate it.

Polyglot Notebooks allow users to enrich code with documentation (in Markdown format), output the results and visualize them. The code blocks can be executed individually directly from the notebook ...

With the release of iOS 26, Apple has introduced a highly practical feature to its Notes app: the ability to export notes directly in Markdown format. This addition is particularly beneficial for web ...

Documentation tools mdBook, Quartz, MkDoc, and HonKit all support Markdown and work with a variety of other languages and formats. Here's a quick guide to each tool's standout features and best uses.