Markdown Monster is a feature-rich, extensible Markdown editor, viewer, and weblog publisher for Windows. It targets developers, writers, and documentation experts seeking a productive and customizable environment for creating and managing Markdown content, with integrated tools for embedding media, publishing to blogs, and version control.

How It Works

Markdown Monster utilizes a .NET-based architecture, leveraging the Ace Editor for its syntax-highlighted Markdown editing and a web browser control for live, synced HTML preview. It offers a highly customizable interface with theming options for the shell, editor, and preview, allowing users to tailor the experience. Extensibility is a core tenet, with a .NET Addin model enabling custom functionality, text expansions, and automation.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Installation: Download the installer from the official site, or use package managers like Chocolatey (choco install markdownmonster) or WinGet (winget install markdown-monster).
• Prerequisites: Windows operating system.
• Resources: No specific hardware requirements are listed, but it's a desktop application.
• Links: Markdown Monster Site, What's New, Documentation, Bug Reports & Feature Requests, Support Forum

Highlighted Details

• Integrated AI features for image generation, document summarization, translation, and grammar checking (requires user-provided OpenAI API keys).
• Robust image handling, including pasting from clipboard, screen capture, editing in external tools, and automatic compression.
• Two-way table editor for interactive table creation and modification.
• Built-in Git integration for reviewing, committing, and pushing changes.
• Extensible via .NET Addins, with a registry for discovering and installing community extensions.

Maintenance & Community

The project is actively maintained by Rick Strahl. Community engagement is encouraged through GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests, and a support forum for questions. The project also has a Twitter presence: @MarkdownMonstr.

Licensing & Compatibility

Markdown Monster is a licensed product. A free evaluation version is available with occasional freeware notices. Continued use, especially for commercial purposes, requires a paid license. Licenses are available for single users, multiple users, and organizations. The source code is available on GitHub but is not for redistribution outside of the organization.

Limitations & Caveats

The source code is no longer publicly available in this repository due to license abuse; it is maintained privately. While the evaluation version is fully functional, it displays notices that cannot be removed without a license. Purchased licenses are valid for the major release version they were purchased for, with upgrade pricing for subsequent major versions.