Working with markdown (.md) files

LibreOfficeDev Writer can open and save files in markdown (.md) file format, as well as paste markdown contents in a text document.

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to format text using simple syntax. It is widely used for writing documentation, README files, forum posts, and even some emails.

Opening a markdown file

1. Vaya a Archivo ▸ Abrir.

2. Locate the markdown file that you want to open.

   If the file has a *.md extension, select the file.

   If the markdown file has another extension, select the file, and then select "Markdown Document (.md, .markdown)" in the File type box

3. Pulse en Abrir.

To save a file in Markdown format

1. Open the text document that you want to save as a Markdown file.

2. Vaya a Archivo ▸ Guardar como.

3. In the File name box, enter a name for the file.

4. In the File type box, select "Markdown Document (.md)".

5. Click Save.

Pasting markdown contents in a LibreOfficeDev text document.

You can paste Markdown content directly into a LibreOfficeDev Writer document. Writer intelligently applies the corresponding styles, automatically assigning paragraph, list, and character formatting, using the automatic (default) styles.

Opening a markdown file using the command line

You can open a Markdown file from the command line and automatically apply a template to generate a custom-formatted text document. Enter the following command in your operating system’s command shell to apply the template file template.ott to the file test.md:

soffice --infilter='Markdown:{"TemplateURL":{"type":"string","value":"./template.ott"}}' test.md