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What is the MD file format?

MD is Markdown, a lightweight plain-text markup format used for documentation and structured writing. Markdown opens in any text editor and can be previewed by many code-hosting, note-taking and documentation tools.

MD.mdDocumentstext/markdown50 MBMaximum source size

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Technical profile

Markdown · .md · Documents

Extension

.md

Category: Documents
Maximum source size: 50 MB
Aliases: .markdown
MIME types: text/markdown

Format properties

Markdown

Compression method: None

Format properties

What is the MD file format?

What is MD used for?

Markdown, a lightweight plain-text markup format used for documentation and structured writing. Markdown opens in any text editor and can be previewed by many code-hosting, note-taking and documentation tools.

MD advantages and limitations

Markdown keeps source text simple, but rendering details and supported extensions can differ between applications.

When should you convert MD?

Convert Markdown when a workflow needs a richer document or publication format rather than source markup.

conversion paths

For Markdown, MimiFile currently offers 9 conversions to other formats and 0 conversions from other formats.

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MD → PDFConvert a file to PDF MD → DOCXConvert a file to DOCX MD → HTMLConvert a file to HTML document MD → EPUBConvert a file to EPUB MD → ODTConvert a file to OpenDocument Text MD → TXTConvert a file to Plain text MD → DOCConvert a file to Microsoft Word 97–2003 MD → RTFConvert a file to Rich Text Format MD → FODTConvert a file to Flat OpenDocument Text