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How to use Markdown Preview

What the tool does, how to run it, and what to expect from the result.

How to preview Markdown online

To preview Markdown online, paste your text into the input box and the rendered output appears immediately using GitHub-flavored Markdown. You can check headings, links, tables, task lists, and code blocks the way they will render on GitHub and most Markdown viewers.

The page is built around fast inspection rather than long writing sessions, so it is the quickest way to confirm an existing block looks right before you publish or share it. The Markdown source stays available to copy or download at any time.

All rendering happens locally in your browser. Your content is never uploaded to a server, so you can safely preview private drafts and internal documentation.

  • Paste your Markdown
  • Inspect the live GFM-rendered output
  • Copy or download the source

Preview versus editor: which to use

Many searches are not about writing new Markdown, they are about checking an existing block, README, or docs snippet quickly. The preview page keeps that lighter inspection intent separate, so you can paste, glance, and move on.

It uses the same local rendering runtime as the full Markdown editor, but it is framed around fast checking rather than a broader writing workflow. If you need to draft and revise content with a side-by-side editing pane, the dedicated Markdown editor is the better fit.

Either way, your source stays on your device and remains easy to copy or download.

Tips

Getting a better result out of Markdown Preview

Specific settings and thresholds, not general advice.

  • The renderer is marked with gfm set to true, so tables, task lists, strikethrough, and fenced code all render. It is not the exact pipeline GitHub runs, so a GitHub alert block written as > [!NOTE] renders here as an ordinary blockquote.
  • breaks is false, matching GitHub's README rendering. If your source came from a note-taking app that turns single newlines into line breaks, the preview will show fewer breaks than the app you copied from, and the README will look the same way this page does.
  • Raw HTML inside the Markdown is handed to DOMPurify: script tags, on* attributes, and javascript: URLs are stripped while ordinary tags like <details>, <sub>, and <kbd> pass through and render.
  • YAML front matter is not stripped. A --- block at the top of a Jekyll or Hugo file renders as a horizontal rule followed by its text, which is expected here and does not mean the file is broken for your static-site build.
  • The counters under the preview treat fenced code as non-text, so words exclude anything between ``` fences, while the character count is the full raw source length including the fences and the hashes.
Limits

What Markdown Preview does not do

The honest boundary, so you do not lose time finding it yourself.

  • No Mermaid, LaTeX math, or GitHub alert callout rendering.
  • Front matter is rendered rather than stripped.
  • No file upload; content is pasted or typed.
  • The preview uses this site's styling, not GitHub's stylesheet, so spacing and fonts will not match a README byte for byte.
Reference

Terms used on this page

Short, plain-language definitions for the formats and settings above.

Files & formatsMarkdownMarkdown is a lightweight, plain-text formatting syntax that turns simple symbols into formatted text — `#` for headings, `*` for emphasis, and `-` for lists. It stays readable as raw text and converts cleanly to HTML.General
At a glance

Who Markdown Preview is for

A quick way to understand who this helps, what it solves, and where it connects next.

Best fit

Docs writers, technical marketers, support teams, and developers checking Markdown before publishing.

Ideal for

Quick preview jobs where you already have the Markdown and only need to verify the rendered result.

FAQ

Common questions

Short answers for the questions people usually have before trying a utility like this.

Is Markdown Preview free?

Yes. This tool is completely free to use, with no sign-up required.

Does it upload my Markdown to a server?

No. Rendering happens entirely in your browser, so your content stays local on your device.

How is this different from the Markdown editor page?

It uses the same local preview runtime but is framed around fast inspection of existing Markdown rather than a broader writing workflow.

Can I still download the Markdown source?

Yes. The preview page keeps the source easy to copy or download at any time.

Does it render GitHub-flavored Markdown?

Yes. The preview uses GitHub-flavored Markdown rendering, including tables, task lists, and fenced code blocks.

Will this render exactly like GitHub?

The parsing will be very close, since both use GitHub Flavored Markdown with single newlines not converted to breaks. The styling will not match, because GitHub applies its own stylesheet. Use this to check structure, meaning which blocks are headings, lists, tables, and code, rather than to check spacing and typography.

Why is my > [!NOTE] callout showing as a plain quote?

Alert callouts are a GitHub extension that sits outside the GFM spec, and the renderer here implements the spec. Your source is correct and it will render as a callout on GitHub; it just shows as a blockquote in this preview.

Does my content get uploaded to be rendered?

No. marked parses and DOMPurify sanitizes in your browser, so an unreleased changelog or an internal runbook can be previewed here without leaving the tab.

Why does my front matter show up in the preview?

Front matter is not part of Markdown, it is a convention that static-site generators strip before parsing. This preview parses what you give it, so a leading --- reads as a thematic break and the YAML underneath reads as text. It is safe to ignore, or delete it before pasting.

Can I preview raw HTML mixed into my Markdown?

Yes. Inline HTML is parsed and rendered after sanitization, so a <details> block collapses and expands correctly in the preview. Anything DOMPurify rejects, such as a script tag, disappears from the rendered view while staying in your source.

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