Instant Markdown

A minimal WYSIWYG-style markdown editor with in-place editing instead of the typical toggle or side-by-side preview.

Give it a try at https://markdown.grogorick.de

Features

• Aims to comply with GitHub Flavored Markdown
• Installable web app (PWA) to look and feel almost like a native editor app
• Click-collapsible sections

Paragraph formatting

• Headings (6 levels)
  # title
## title
  ...
  ###### title
• Bullet point lists
  * list item
- list item
+ list item
• Quotes
  > quoted text
• Code sections
  ``` code secion ```
~~~ code secion ~~~
• Math mode
  $$ LaTeX block $$
• Horizontal rule
  *** or --- or ___

Inline formatting

• Bold or bold
• Italic or italic
• Strikethrough
• Code
• $\LaTeX$
• Links
• 
• `Escaped *formatting #characters

Customization

• Pre-defined light and dark modes, automatically applied based on your system/browser mode.
• Access to various style variables (via Esc key) to adjust the rendering style.

File access

• Ctrl+O or drag 'n drop to open a file
• Ctrl+S to save the file

Known issues and missing features:

• Click to move cursor to that exact position
• Mouse text selection (selection via keyboard works, but is not visible)
• Multiline inline formatting
• Task lists
• Register PWA in OS to open *.md files

Pull requests are welcome!