Markdown for Dummies

[fris]

I really hate messing with markdown, its sometimes really annoying, i found 2 utils to help you out if you dont wanna bother actually spending time going through the motions of learning markdown language and all its bits and pieces.

(good for people that use github/bitbucket/beanstalk/stackexchange/etc)

Im usally against visual editors, as I usally do everything in plain text, but when it comes to markdown, Ive used these both (pc and mac)

Best PC Software is markdown pad (free)



http://markdownpad.com/

Best MAC Software is markdown pro ($9.99 available on app store)



http://www.markdownpro.com/

a linux alternative is using a ruby gem called html2markdown

http://rubygems.org/gems/html2markdown

basically you can create a html file

<h1>forum list</h1>
<a href="http://gfy.com">gfy webmaster forum</a>

and you run

html2markdown in.html out.md

and it will be converted for you

# forum list

[gfy webmaster forum](http://gfy.com)

would be the markdown generated.

hope this is of use to someone.

;)

[spiederman]

thnx for that, but with my level of dummyness i dont even know what its for
for those who do know, im sure its an informative post

[Mr Pheer]

Actually, that is pretty damn cool and looks much easier than CSS.