Markdown Preview

Preview markdown text.
What is Markdown Preview?
'Markdown Preview' is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your markdown editing experience. It enables you to live-preview any markdown text before making it live on your website or platform such as StackOverflow or GitHub. Equipped with support for README files, Markdown Preview transforms your README writing process in text editors by providing a timely preview of the result.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.85 (13)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2013-08-24)
Creation date: 2013-08-24
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 31.84K

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Extension summary

Several websites now allow you to enter text that support markdown (e.g. StackOverflow, GitHub), but not all sites will let you preview what the output will look like before posting. This extension will give you the ability to preview before posting markdown text.

Github also supports markdown README files in your repositories, which makes reading README files easier. If you write your README files in a text editor (e.g. Vim, Notepad++, etc) there is no preview, thus the reason for this extension.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Simple and useful interface
  • Works flawlessly
  • Convenient without any settings
  • Part of daily workflow for some users
  • Good replacement for desktop applications
Cons
  • Does not have a save feature
  • Project appears to be inactive
  • Cannot open the application for some users
  • Does not work on file URLs
  • Missing button to copy HTML preview to clipboard
Most mentioned
  • Simple and useful interface
  • Does not work on file URLs
  • Cannot open the application
  • Request for copy HTML preview button
  • Looks like a dead project
Recent reviews
Standalone application, with a quick reference, without a save feature.

Looks like this a dead project. None of the links in the plugin work.
by Casey Doolittle, 2014-01-10

A nice simple interface that does exactly what I needed and no more.
by Dave Sewell, 2013-12-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Markdown Preview does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Markdown Preview has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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