- Type or paste on the left and see a live preview on the right. You can switch between Write, Split and Preview views.
- Pasting formatted text: when you paste from a web page, Google Docs or Word, the headings, bold, italics, links, lists and tables are turned into Markdown for you. You can turn this off with the “Paste formatting as Markdown” checkbox.
- Toolbar buttons for headings, bold, italic, links, bullet and numbered lists, checklists, quotes, code and dividers.
- Lists continue on their own when you press Enter, and pressing Enter on an empty item ends the list. Tab and Shift-Tab indent and outdent.
- Open a .md file to edit it, or drag one onto the window.
- Your draft is kept automatically, only in this browser, so closing the tab by accident won't lose your work. To move a document to another computer, save it as a .md file.
- Light and dark mode follow your computer's setting. Click the sun/moon button at the top right to switch.
- Word count and reading time at the bottom of the window.
- Open these instructions any time with the ? button at the top right.
Saving, installing and shortcuts
Saving your file
- Chrome or Edge: click Save .md and a Save window opens. Pick any folder, including iCloud Drive. Next time you press Save, it updates the same file.
- Safari or Firefox: the file goes to your Downloads folder. Drag it from there to wherever you want to keep it.
Installing it as an app
- Safari: choose File → Add to Dock, then click Add. It shows up in your Dock and Launchpad.
- Chrome: click the install icon at the right end of the address bar, then Install.
- Once installed, it opens in its own window and works without internet.
Keyboard shortcuts
| ⌘ S | Save .md | ⌘ O | Open a file |
| ⌘ B | Bold | ⌘ I | Italic |
| ⌘ K | Link | ⌘ Z | Undo |
| Tab | Indent | ⇧ Tab | Outdent |
Saving your file
- Edge or Chrome: click Save .md and a Save window opens. Pick any folder, such as Documents, OneDrive, or iCloud Drive if you use iCloud for Windows. Next time you press Save, it updates the same file.
- Firefox: the file goes to your Downloads folder. Move it from there in File Explorer.
Installing it as an app
- Edge: click the ⋯ menu → Apps → Install this site as an app.
- Chrome: click the install icon at the right end of the address bar, then Install.
- It shows up in your Start menu, where you can right-click it and choose Pin to taskbar. Once installed, it opens in its own window and works without internet.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Ctrl S | Save .md | Ctrl O | Open a file |
| Ctrl B | Bold | Ctrl I | Italic |
| Ctrl K | Link | Ctrl Z | Undo |
| Tab | Indent | Shift Tab | Outdent |
Your privacy
Nothing you write is ever sent to us. My MD Writer runs entirely inside your web browser. What you type or paste is never uploaded, stored on our servers, shared, sold, or used in any way. We can't see it.
- No account, no sign-in. Just open the page and write.
- No cookies, analytics or tracking.
- Your draft stays on your device. It's saved only in this browser so you don't lose work if the tab closes. Click New to erase it. Clearing your browser's history and site data also removes it.
- Files stay with you. Files you save go straight to your computer, and files you open are read only by your browser.
- On a shared or public computer, click New when you're done so the next person can't see your draft.
Two small notes: if your document includes images from other websites, your browser loads them from those sites to show the preview. And like any website, our hosting provider may keep standard technical logs of page visits, such as IP address and browser type. Those logs never include what you write.
My MD Writer
The easiest way to create MD (Markdown) files