Markdown Live Preview
Split-pane editor with instant rendering, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and export to HTML or .md.
Editor
Type Markdown here
Live Preview
Rendered HTML output
Click "Preview" or enable "Auto-render" to see the output
Example Templates
Click to load a template and explore the features
What is Markdown?
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that uses simple text symbols to define formatting. It is widely used for technical documentation, READMEs, blogs, and notes. The key advantage is its readability — # for headings, ** for bold, ``` for code blocks — minimal syntax, instant results.
OpsKit Markdown Preview renders everything in your browser. No content is sent to any server. It supports GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) including tables, task lists, strikethrough, and automatic syntax highlighting for 180+ languages.
How to Use
- Type Markdown in the left editor, or click an example template to load a demo
- Enable "Auto-render" to see output as you type, or click "Preview" to render manually
- Use the toolbar buttons to quickly insert headings, bold, code blocks, tables, and more
- Click "Copy HTML" to get the rendered HTML, or "Copy .md" to save the raw Markdown
Typical Use Cases
Production-grade Markdown workflows for DevOps engineers
The most common use case is live-previewing GitHub/GitLab README.md drafts. Paste your draft to instantly verify heading levels, code block formatting, badge images, and table layout before pushing. Combined with "Download .md", you can complete a full write → preview → download workflow in the browser without any editor plugins.
Post-mortem documents require precise formatting: timeline tables, impact scope lists, root cause analysis, and action item checkboxes — all elegantly expressed in Markdown. Preview here, then use "Copy HTML" to paste the rendered report directly into Confluence, Notion, or any rich-text editor, eliminating the need to reformat.
Version logs following the Keep a Changelog convention (e.g. ## [1.2.0] - 2024-01-15) are a natural fit for Markdown. Preview here, then use "Copy HTML" to embed the formatted changelog into release emails or product update pages. Code block highlighting works especially well for YAML/JSON examples in API breaking-change documentation.
Maintain operational SOPs, deployment runbooks, and environment config references in Markdown. Preview format correctness before committing. Tables work great for comparing multi-environment config parameters; syntax-highlighted code blocks are far more readable than plain shell commands. Download the .md file to commit to Git or upload to Confluence.
The "Copy HTML" feature is most useful when embedding Markdown content into emails, a CMS, or static pages. Exported fragments include full HTML structure and highlight.js CSS class names — load the matching theme CDN CSS to activate code highlighting. For email clients that do not support external CSS, inline the styles after pasting using your email client's format painter.