Getting Started with Markdown

Welcome to the BuildLane Markdown Editor — a full-featured editor with live preview, formatting toolbar, export options, and auto-save.

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Quick start

This editor supports GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM). Use the toolbar above or keyboard shortcuts to format your text:

• Ctrl+B — Bold
• Ctrl+I — Italic
• Ctrl+K — Link
• Tab — Indent (2 spaces)

Features

Text formatting

You can write bold, italic, strikethrough, and inline code.

Lists

Unordered:

• First item
• Second item
  • Nested item

Ordered:

1. Step one
2. Step two
3. Step three

Task list:

• Completed task
• Pending task
• Another pending item

Blockquote

A good workflow is one you'll actually use. Start simple, ship fast, and refine based on what breaks.

Code block

function formatMarkdown(input: string): string {
  return input.trim().replace(/\n{3,}/g, "\n\n")
}

Table

Image

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Export options

Use the toolbar buttons to download as .md, download as .html, or copy to clipboard.

Your work is auto-saved to localStorage every 500ms — it will be here when you return.