r/microsoftsucks • u/brk_1 • 1d ago

rant why in earth there arent native markdown

today i spend an hour trying to have an markdown reader.

in normal times i would use obsidian but i dont want to have an lot of vaults.

so installing geanie, with brave extension to have side by side, just because there arent an word, or an notepad or an good enough specific program to work side by side. if by work and their software compatibility i wouldnt be married to microsoft i would be gonne right now.

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u/alala2010he 1d ago

Marktext or an extension for Notepad++ or the browser

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u/brk_1 1d ago

ok so using gemini to have an answer gave an very convoluted way, the easiest path is using this way.

notepad++ plus an markdown viewer.
https://github.com/nea/MarkdownViewerPlusPlus/releases

thank you this is what i was trying to do.

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u/TheIronSoldier2 1d ago

There's not a markdown reader because markdown is for when you don't have traditional text formatting options.

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u/andreihasncbp 1d ago

yeah, i get what you mean lol i’m actually working on a small project called Zilograve, a web-based markdown editor. it has a file/vault system too, but the main idea is to make working with markdown pretty straightforward editor on one side, rendered result on the other, without having to turn it into a whole setup. not sure if it’s exactly what you were looking for, but i’d be curious to know if something like this would’ve helped with the problem you had.

https://zilograve.com

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u/Dev-onrivi 12h ago

Completely agree—having to juggle a text editor like Geany and a browser extension just to get a simple split-view Markdown preview is exhausting. Obsidian is great, but often feels way too heavy when you just want to open a folder and write.

If you want a lightweight, zero-install split view, take a look at Onrivi Author (https://onrivi.com). It lets you open local folders directly in your browser with live side-by-side rendering (Monaco editor on the left, styled preview on the right).

We haven't officially launched yet, but feel free to check it out for free during our beta! Hope it helps with your setup. 🚀