1. Introduction: Why Plain Text Needs Structure Many people want to write simple documents that look clean and organized, but they do not want complex software or complicated formatting menus. Markdown solves this by letting you write in plain text and add simple symbols for headings, lists, links, and code blocks. Markdown is meant to be easy to read even before it is “rendered” into a nice-looking page. But Markdown has a real problem: the same Markdown can look different on different platforms because Markdown originally had ambiguities, and many “flavors” (variations) exist. This leads to confusion when a file looks correct in one place but breaks in another. A Markdown editor helps by giving you a clear writing space, usually with preview, so you can see what your Markdown means before you publish it. 2. What Is a Markdown Editor? A Markdown editor is a writing tool that helps you create and edit Markdown text and view how it will render as a formatted document. Markdown itself ...