Markdown Editor
Write Markdown on the left and watch it render live on the right. Copy the raw source whenever you like.
A Markdown editor with an honest preview
Type Markdown on the left and the right updates as you go, covering the things you actually use: headings, bold and italic, inline code, links, bulleted lists, and fenced code blocks. Your text is escaped before anything is rendered, so a stray angle bracket shows up as text instead of breaking the page. It all runs in your browser, with nothing uploaded and no account to create.
For the snippets you write once and want forever
Readme blurbs, release notes, that perfectly formatted reply you will need again. You copy them, then lose them to the next thing on your clipboard. Relic is an encrypted, permanent memory for everything you copy, keeping every snippet searchable on every device, end-to-end encrypted so only you can read it. Draft here for free; keep it for good.
Frequently asked questions
How do I use this Markdown editor?
Write Markdown in the left pane and the right pane renders it live as you type, so you can see the formatted result immediately. The editor starts with a small sample so you can see the syntax at work, and a Copy button grabs the raw Markdown source whenever you want it. There is no account to create and nothing to install.
Which Markdown syntax does the preview support?
It covers the everyday essentials: headings from one to four hashes, bold and italic, inline code with backticks, links in the [text](url) form, bulleted lists using dashes or asterisks, and fenced code blocks between triple backticks. Plain paragraphs render as you would expect. It focuses on the syntax people actually reach for rather than trying to cover every corner of the spec.
Is the preview safe if I paste HTML or angle brackets?
Yes. Your text is HTML-escaped before anything is rendered, so a stray angle bracket or a pasted tag shows up as literal text instead of being executed or breaking the layout. Links are also checked, and anything that is not a normal http, mailto, relative or anchor URL is defused rather than followed.
What is Markdown good for?
Markdown lets you write formatted text (headings, lists, links, code) using plain punctuation, so the source stays readable even before it is rendered. It is the standard for README files, release notes, GitHub issues, chat messages and static site content, because the same file reads fine as raw text or as a rendered page. This editor is a quick place to draft and preview that content.
Does my writing get saved or uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded, and the editor does not persist your draft, so closing the tab clears it. Copy the raw source before you leave if you want to keep it, or lean on Relic to hold onto the snippets you write once and want back later.