WYSIWYG editor that outputs to markdown

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Is there a WYSIWYG editor that outputs markdown?

The whole point of markdown was so that a WYSIWYG editor was not necessary. — Josh, Dec 7 '11 at 1:46
Correct, but Markdown is a good interchange language between programmers and writers. So a WYSIWYG editor would be a good thing to have. That, and Markdown doesn't do tables -- you have to use HTML. — waddlesplash, Sep 9 '13 at 18:22

Pavel Savara · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-20 23:51:29Z

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answered Aug 20 '12 at 23:51

Pavel Savara

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Hallo works but try pasting some rich text, e.g. the Hallo.js is free software developed by Henri Bergius for the IKS Project and co-funded by the European Union" part at the bottom (copy it from its page, not from here). You'll see a ton of markup junk when you paste.
– Dan Dascalescu
Apr 11 '15 at 9:58

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 12:33:17Z

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One excellent editor/writer on the Mac OS X platform is iA Writer. It's is beautiful and simple to use.

If you're looking for web-based options, look at CKEditor or TinyMCE.

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answered Dec 4 '11 at 20:54

Pål Brattberg

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OMG, thats not WYSIWYG, and not web-based.
– fread2281
Dec 5 '11 at 23:25
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You did not ask for web-based, updated answer for web-based stuff!
– Pål Brattberg
Dec 5 '11 at 23:39
it needs to output markdown...
– fread2281
Dec 7 '11 at 0:14

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