StackEdit
A browser Markdown workspace with preview, sync, and publishing.
StackEdit is an open-source Markdown editor that runs in the browser and provides a split writing-and-preview workflow. It supports multiple Markdown flavors, offline writing, cloud synchronization, collaborative workspaces, inline comments, and publishing to several blogging or help-desk platforms.
Why it stands out
- Combines a full Markdown editor with browser-based offline use, reducing the need for a separate desktop app.
- Connects both storage services and publishing destinations, so drafts can move from Markdown to web platforms.
- Supports advanced Markdown-adjacent content such as LaTeX math, diagrams, music notation, and emoji.
- Built on PageDown, the editor lineage associated with Stack Overflow-style Markdown editing.
- Open-source and licensed under Apache License, making the project auditable and reusable.
Good to know
- Sync and collaboration rely on connecting supported external services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, or GitHub.
- Publishing integrations are limited to the platforms named by the project, such as Blogger, WordPress, and Zendesk.
- Advanced extensions like UML diagrams, ABC notation, or LaTeX may not render the same way in every Markdown destination.
Under the radar: When publishing, use the Handlebars output option if the destination’s Markdown renderer does not support the same extensions you used in StackEdit.
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Technical writers and developers can draft Markdown in-browser while syncing files with GitHub, Google Drive, or Dropbox. Write documentation with a live rendered preview alongside the source text. Prepare blog posts for WordPress or Blogger without switching editors. Collaborate on shared Markdown files with comments and automatic merge handling. Draft while offline, then sync changes later when connectivity returns.
Markdown syntax highlighting, formatting buttons and keyboard shortcuts, live preview with scroll sync, offline access, sync with Google Drive/Dropbox/GitHub, publishing to Blogger/WordPress/Zendesk, shared workspaces, inline comments, configurable Markdown flavors, LaTeX math, UML diagrams, ABC music notation, and emoji markup.
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