Showdown documentation

Showdown is a JavaScript Markdown to HTML converter, based on the original works by John Gruber. Showdown can be used on the client-side (in the browser) or server-side (with Node.js).

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Live demo

http://demo.showdownjs.eu/

Who uses Showdown (or a fork)

• Antmarky
• GoogleCloudPlatform
• Meteor
• StackExchange - forked as PageDown
• docular
• md-page
• QCObjects
• and some others

Installation

To install Showdown, follow the instructions from the quickstart guide.

License

ShowdownJS (from v2.0 onwards) is released under the MIT license.

Previous versions are released under BSD.