What is SmartDown?
SmartDown is an open-source web application for authoring Markdown documents with extended capabilities beyond basic Markdown. Some key features include:
- Support for diagrams and charts using Mermaid syntax
- Slideshows and presentations powered by Reveal.js
- Ability to embed interactive elements like quizzes and calculators
- Real-time collaboration for simultaneous editing with multiple users
- Variety of themes and customization options
- Export to PDF, HTML, Microsoft Word docx and other formats
- Web app that runs locally or hosted on a server
- Developed in JavaScript and available under the MIT open-source license
SmartDown aims to make it easier for anyone to create great-looking documents for the web by expanding on Markdown's simple and accessible syntax. Whether you need to make documentation, presentations, blogs, books or other content, SmartDown streamlines the process while retaining full creative control.
Typora, Rentry.co, iA Writer, Hemingway Editor, FocusWriter, WriteMonkey, ghostwriter, Gingko, StackEdit, Haroopad, MarkdownPad are some alternatives to SmartDown.