There’s a simple idea about productivity and writing: almost anything you need to do, you can do in a plain text file. By a plain text file, I mean a .txt file that contains nothing but text without ...

Notepad now allows you to write Markdown without installing anything extra. Use toolbar shortcuts to apply formatting, switch views, and clear formatting when needed. The new Notepad lets you write ...

Markdown is a “lightweight markup language for applying formatting using plain text.” Google Docs already recognizes some Markdown syntax, and is now expanding its support. In addition to * or – for ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Google has expanded support for Markdown in Google Docs, Slides ...

After expanding Markdown syntax support in 2022, Google Docs is adding some “highly-requested features” to improve interoperability “with other Markdown supporting tools.” Markdown is a “lightweight ...

MarkdownPad Pro is excellent, but you should try the free options before paying for it. HTML is the lingua franca of the Web. If you publish anything online, that’s the format your text will end up in ...

After a brief stint with TextMate 2, I recently started playing around with Sublime Text 2 for writing, and I thought I’d share the links and tips I’ve collected so far. I use Sublime Text 2 for both ...

Markdown is a Perl script that converts plain text into Web-ready HTML; it’s also a shorthand syntax for writing HTML tags without needing to write the actual HTML. Markdown has been around for a ...

Windows' Notepad used to be my go-to for pretty much anything that needed typing. But since I’ve been working more with Markdown, it started to feel like Notepad isn’t built for the job. It only ...