Quickly and easily create markdown formatted text with this small and lightweight utility, great for sites like reddit and github.
MarkdownPad 2 is a freeware markdown editor app and productivity tool developed by Evan Wondrasek for Windows. It's user friendly, well-designed, light on system resources and attractive.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
A versatile Markdown editor
MarkdownPad is a powerful text editor for Windows users. It was designed for those who need to create and edit documents in the Markdown language. With a simple and intuitive user interface, it allows you to write documents in plain text and convert them into HTML, Markdown and other formats.
The main interface of MarkdownPad is clear and easy to use: Editing and formatting tools are located on the left side of the screen and the main text area is on the right side. The top of the screen provides shortcuts to frequently used elements, such as basic formatting and links. There are also keyboard shortcuts to quickly complete tasks.
The bottom line: MarkdownPad is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).
Markdown is used by popular websites like Reddit, GitHub, and Stack Overflow.
Features of MarkdownPad
- Document Outline: Quickly navigate between elements.
- Export: Save as HTML, PDF, RTF and plain text.
- Extra Syntax: Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown, MultiMarkdown.
- Find & Replace: Easily search and replace text.
- HTML Export: Copy HTML code to use in other applications.
- HTML Preview: See the HTML output as you type.
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick access to common functions.
- Multiple Themes: Customize the look and feel.
- Snippets & Macros: Reuse often-typed text with shortcuts.
- Spell Checker: Automatically corrects typos.
- Syntax highlighting: Easy to read and write Markdown.
- Table Generator: Create tables quickly.
- Toolbar: Quick access to Markdown elements.
- WYSIWYG Editor: Preview formatted text as you type.
- Word Count: See the word count of your document.
Compatibility and License
MarkdownPad is provided under a freeware license on Windows from office software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 2.5 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can MarkdownPad run on?
MarkdownPad can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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