EasyMD
How to use the EasyMD editor
The editor above needs no installation and no account. Click into the blank page and start writing — the Markdown symbols you type turn into real formatting right where you type them, so you can use it without having the syntax memorised. Below is only the part worth knowing.
1. Type a symbol, get the formatting
Most Markdown editors put code on the left and a preview on the right. EasyMD does not: what you type is formatted in place. Type one of these at the start of a line and press Space.
| Type | Result |
|---|---|
# | Largest heading (H1). Use ## or ### to go smaller |
- or * | Bulleted list |
1. | Numbered list |
> | Quote |
``` | Code block. Add a language such as js or python to switch on syntax highlighting |
**bold** | Bold text. *italic* and ~~strikethrough~~ work the same way |
--- | Divider |
To format something you have already written, select the text. A small toolbar appears above the selection with bold, italic, underline, text colour, highlight, and link.
2. The slash (/) menu — no syntax required
Type / on an empty line to open the block menu. Keep typing to narrow the list,
move through it with ↑ ↓, and insert with Enter. Ten blocks
are available:
- Heading 1
- Heading 2
- Heading 3
- Bulleted list
- Numbered list
- Checklist
- Code block
- Quote
- Table
- Divider
Choosing Table opens a grid picker — drag across it to set the number of rows and columns, and the first row becomes the header. Once the table exists, putting the cursor inside it brings up a table toolbar for adding and removing rows and columns, and you can drag a column border to change its width.
3. Images: just paste them
Take a screenshot and paste it with Ctrl + V, or drag an image file onto the editor. Either way it lands in the document and is automatically resized to at most 1280px wide — pasting originals would fill up the browser's storage very quickly. Once inserted, drag a corner to resize it.
Images are stored inside the document itself rather than uploaded to a server, so the links can never expire. The trade-off is that a document full of screenshots gets large.
4. You do not need to think about saving
Forgetting to press save is fine here. EasyMD saves in two ways at once.
- Continuous autosave — about 1.2 seconds after you stop typing, the current state is written to your browser. That is what the indicator in the header is doing when it changes from "Saving…" to "Saved".
- A snapshot every 5 minutes — a copy of the document is added to its version history, up to 20 of them. Open the history tab in the document list and one click restores an earlier state.
So even in the case where you delete everything and undo will not go back far enough, the version from five minutes ago is still there. If you want to mark a specific point yourself, press Ctrl + S.
5. Exporting and sharing
The File menu at the top is how a finished document leaves the editor.
- Markdown (.md) — the raw source, ready to move into GitHub, Obsidian, or any other editor.
- PDF — opens your browser's print dialog; choose "Save as PDF" as the destination.
- Word (.docx) — keeps headings, lists, and tables intact, for the cases where somebody has asked for a Word file.
- Copy share link — compresses the document into the URL itself. Nothing is uploaded to a server, and whoever opens the link gets the content back. The longer the document, the longer the link.
6. Where does the writing actually go?
EasyMD has no server that receives documents. What you write is stored only in the browser you are using (in localStorage) and is never sent over the network. That is also why there is no sign-up — there is no account for anything to be stored under.
The flip side deserves attention. Clearing your browser data deletes your documents too. Anything written in a private window disappears when the window closes, and the same documents will not be on your other devices. For writing you need to keep, export a Markdown file once. If you have been working on a shared computer, delete the document from the list before you leave.
Shortcuts worth knowing
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + S | Save at this point |
| Ctrl + O | Open a .md file from your computer |
| Ctrl + V | Paste an image from the clipboard |
| ? | Open or close the shortcut list |
| Esc | Close an open dialog, or cancel an edit |
If the page feels cramped, use Width in the header — it cycles through normal, wide, and full width, which helps with big tables. Theme switches to dark mode, and it can follow your system setting instead.
Working on more than one document
Open Documents in the header to see everything you have written, with the title, the time it was last edited, and the opening lines as a preview. You can create new documents and move between them freely — each one saves separately and keeps its own version history. To rename a document, click its file name in the header and confirm with Enter.