Markdown Editors

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We have to remind the style and syntax of Markdown when preparing markdown files. If you are very familiar with markdown this may not be a problem. Instead of reminding the syntax how about if a word like platform is available. Now, many such editors are available.

Some editors that you can use

  1. Typora - This works on Windows, Mac and Linux, and very similar to LyX. You can download Typora to your computer and can easily type your document as a markdown file. You can easily add tables, images, headers, diagrams and equations without remembering their syntax. Typora combines syntax highlighting for markdown source and the live preview function in a single window.
  2. Writage - Writage is a Markdown plugin for Microsoft Word, and it provides opportunity to write in Markdown in Microsoft Word. Writage enables Microsoft Word to create and edit Markdown files, and the files can be saved either as a .doc file or Markdown file. Writage supports Microsoft Office 2010/2013/2016 on Windows.
  3. iA Writer - This is available for MacOS, iOS, Android, Windows.
  4. Gitbook - You can use this platform to write and publish books in Markdown format. Tutorial is available here. Some examples of Gitbook are shown here
  5. TEXTS - This is a Windows and Mac editor that looks like the Notepad. You can export your documents into PDF, Word, HTML5, ePUB, etc
  6. Other editors

I have used Typora to write this post. I prefer Typora since I can easily add tables, images, headers, diagrams and equations without remembering their syntax.
After preparing your markdown file using any of the above editors, you can open it in RStudio, and preview it just as you have noted it in the markdown editor.