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Markdown

by John Gruber · opens 3 file types
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DeveloperJohn Gruber
PlatformsWindows
Opens3 file types
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Last reviewed Sep 2026

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What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language and text-to-HTML conversion tool created by John Gruber in 2004. The original implementation is a Perl script hosted at daringfireball.net that converts plain-text formatting conventions into valid HTML. It was designed to be readable in raw form and has been widely adopted across documentation platforms and developer tools.

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PLATFORMSWindows

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1.MARKDOWNMarkdown markup language file
2.MDOWNMarkdown markup language file
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