Drop in a .md file or paste Markdown and read it as formatted text straight away. Edit it with a live preview, then export to HTML, PDF, Word or plain text. Everything runs in your browser.
A Markdown file is plain text with a few punctuation rules. This viewer turns it into readable formatting, and nothing leaves your machine.
.md files and renders themPaste your own Markdown over this sample to get started.
| Task | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Draft the brief | Sam | Done |
| Review copy | Ada | In review |
# Same document, one command, on your own machine
floatboat convert notes.md --to pdf
Read more about the syntax in the cheat sheet.
Drop a .md file into the panel and read the rendered document immediately. Tables, task lists, fenced code blocks and links stay faithful to the original.
Write on the left and watch the formatted page build itself on the right. Local drafts, word counts and a clean reading view keep the work moving.
Send the same document anywhere. Export clean standalone HTML, a Word-compatible document, a print-ready PDF or plain text — then paste HTML back to get tidy Markdown.
This page handles the document in front of you. When a whole folder of Markdown files needs converting, renaming or cleaning up, Floatboat can work across the lot on your own machine.
ChatGPT or Claude replied in raw Markdown — ## headings, **bold**, a pipe table — and the client expects a document. Paste the whole reply into Convert and take out .doc, PDF or HTML with the heading levels, lists and table borders intact instead of retyping it in Word.
README.md, CHANGELOG.md, an exported Obsidian or Notion note — double-clicking opens a wall of hash marks and pipe characters. Drop the file here and read it rendered: task lists tick, fenced code keeps its indentation, tables line up. Syntax you don’t recognise is in the cheat sheet below.
Headings, links and lists are three keystrokes instead of three toolbar clicks. Type on the left, watch the rendered page on the right, and the draft is kept in this browser so a reload doesn’t cost you the paragraph — then export once the wording is settled.
Copy a doc page, a wiki entry or an email and you normally paste in <span style> soup. Convert runs the HTML back through a Markdown converter, so what lands in your notes app, repo or static site is plain #, - and []() — no leftover font tags.
The essentials for headings, emphasis, links, lists and code — ready to copy into the editor.
**bold text**bold text*italic text*italic text`code`codeEnd a line with two spaces, or leave a blank lineA new line inside the same paragraph# H1 · ## H2 · ### H3Section headings> quoted lineIndented quote block- item
- itemUnordered list1. item
2. itemOrdered list- [x] done
- [ ] todoCheckboxes[label](https://example.com)Clickable labelEmbedded image```js
const x = 1;
```Fenced block with syntax label| A | B |
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| 1 | 2 |Two-column tableA .md file is a Markdown file: plain text with lightweight symbols for headings, emphasis, lists and links. Drop it into the viewer to read the formatted version without installing an editor.
The viewer supports GitHub Flavored Markdown, including headings, tables, task lists, strikethrough, links and fenced code blocks. Raw HTML is sanitized before display.
Yes. Use the converter to export Markdown as standalone HTML, a Word-compatible document, a print-ready PDF or plain text.
No. The page is designed to process documents in your browser. Your document stays on your device while you view, edit and convert it.
Yes. Paste HTML into the Convert tab and it becomes clean Markdown in the editor — headings, lists, links and code blocks intact.
This page handles one document at a time. For a folder, use the Floatboat desktop app to process files in batches on your machine.
View, edit and export without breaking your flow.
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