START WITH THE BASICS
A little guidance. Then it’s yours.
Learn Markdown, find your way around editmd, and make room for your next idea.
YOU WRITE
# A little room to thinkYOU SEE
A little room to think
A # followed by a space creates the main heading.
YOU WRITE
Keep the **important part**.YOU SEE
Keep the important part.
Two asterisks on each side make the enclosed words bold.
YOU WRITE
- Notice something
- Write it down
- Follow the ideaYOU SEE
- Notice something
- Write it down
- Follow the idea
Start each item with a hyphen and a space.
YOU WRITE
- [x] Start the draft
- [ ] Review the endingYOU SEE
- ☑ Start the draft
- ☐ Review the ending
A space leaves a task open. An x marks it complete.
YOU WRITE
> Give an idea somewhere to go.YOU SEE
Give an idea somewhere to go.
A greater-than mark introduces a quotation.
New to Markdown? Start here.
From a plain text file to your first finished note. No coding experience needed.
Using editmd
Write and format
A practical Markdown reference for the things you write every day.
Files, folders and recovery
Keep related writing together and understand where your changes live.
Make the editor yours
Set comfortable type, scrolling and layout without changing your document.
Copy, export and share
Choose an output for the person or tool receiving your writing.
Optional AI
Reference
Update, back up and remove
Replace the app safely and understand what happens to your files.
Keyboard shortcuts
Keep your hands on the keyboard, from the first file to the final save.
Troubleshooting
Find the next useful action when a file, preview or connection behaves unexpectedly.
How editmd is built
A desktop shell, a source editor and a renderer around ordinary files.
Frequently asked questions
Practical answers about files, the app, AI and getting your work out.
Privacy and data handling
Privacy notice for editmd.app and the editmd Mac app: what we collect, why, where it goes and how to reach us.
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