Hackernews posts about Markdown

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows users to write formatted text using plain text syntax, which can be converted to HTML, PDF, and other formats. ```mermaid graph LR; A[Markdown] -->| converts to |> B[HTML/PDF]; ``` Note: The above diagram was created using Mermaid.

1. How Markdown took over the world (www.anildash.com)
   440 points by zdw 30 days ago | 347 comments
2. Nested code fences in Markdown (susam.net)
   262 points by todsacerdoti 18 days ago | 80 comments
3. Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram rendering (github.com)
   241 points by OlaProis 28 days ago | 190 comments
4. Wall Street just lost $285B because of 13 Markdown files (martinalderson.com)
   61 points by nomdep 2 days ago | 52 comments
5. Show HN: mdto.page – Turn Markdown into a shareable webpage instantly (mdto.page)
   58 points by hjinco 23 days ago | 31 comments
6. Show HN: Voiden – an offline, Git-native API tool built around Markdown (github.com)
   48 points by dhruv3006 7 days ago | 28 comments
7. Show HN: Opal Editor, free Obsidian alternative for markdown and site publishing (github.com)
   36 points by rbbydotdev 21 days ago | 6 comments
8. QMD - Quick Markdown Search (github.com)
   25 points by saikatsg 19 days ago | 7 comments
9. Markdown Is a Disaster: Why and What to Do Instead (www.karl-voit.at)
   13 points by todsacerdoti 28 days ago | 5 comments
10. Show HN: CLI tool to convert Markdown to rich HTML clipboard content (github.com)
    12 points by letientai299 3 days ago | 7 comments
11. Show HN: Hybrid Markdown Editing (tiagosimoes.github.io)
    10 points by eropatori 13 days ago | 4 comments
12. Against Markdown (aartaka.me)
    6 points by naves 15 days ago | 1 comments
13. Show HN: arxiv2md: Convert ArXiv papers to markdown (arxiv2md.org)
    6 points by timf34 29 days ago | discuss
14. Show HN: Markpad – The Notepad Equivalent for Markdown (markpad.sftwr.dev)
    5 points by alecdotdev 11 days ago | discuss
15. Show HN: A Markdown Viewer for the LLM Era (Mermaid and LaTeX) (mdview.io)
    4 points by Igor_Wiwi 26 days ago | 5 comments
16. Obsidian Markdown Cheatsheet (desktopcommander.app)
    4 points by rafaepta 5 days ago | discuss
17. Markdown Is a Disaster: Why and What to Do Instead (karl-voit.at)
    4 points by ravenical 29 days ago | discuss
18. Show HN: Sara – Markdown-based requirements traceability tool written in Rust (github.com)
    3 points by cledouarec 14 days ago | 2 comments
19. Native GFM+ macOS (iOS WIP) Markdown Rendering via TextKit2 (github.com)
    3 points by colbyn 15 days ago | 1 comments
20. QMD – Quick Markdown Search (github.com)
    3 points by kenrose 20 days ago | 1 comments
21. IWE – CLI and LSP for managing Markdown knowledge bases (Rust) (github.com)
    3 points by gimalay 22 days ago | 1 comments
22. LibreOffice 26.2 released with Markdown support (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
    3 points by rihegher 3 days ago | discuss
23. Show HN: Obsidian meets Claude Code. A Markdown graph for agents and context (github.com)
    3 points by manumasson 5 days ago | discuss
24. Show HN: Url/sitemap/pdf/word to Markdown (feedback wanted) (output.md)
    3 points by glennhv 6 days ago | discuss
25. Markdown Tables Have Never Looked Better (2025) (charm.land)
    3 points by mooreds 10 days ago | discuss
26. Prolog-blog-engine: blog engine in pure Prolog. 0 dependencies, Markdown, server (github.com)
    3 points by todsacerdoti 12 days ago | discuss
27. IDE-like features for your Markdown notes (LSP and CLI) (iwe.md)
    3 points by gimalay 20 days ago | discuss
28. I Render 10MB Markdown Files in the Browser (igorstechnoclub.com)
    3 points by Igor_Wiwi 22 days ago | discuss
29. Hongdown: An opinionated Markdown formatter in Rust (github.com)
    3 points by todsacerdoti 29 days ago | discuss
30. Show HN: Markdown Viewer with LaTeX Math Support and Export to PDF/Word/HTML (markdownviewer.cc)
    2 points by LuckyBuddy 14 days ago | 4 comments