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Markdown preview

Rendered by Foundation's own Markdown support. No web view, no network.

What it does

Markdown is written to be read after rendering, but the clipboard shows you the syntax. The preview closes that gap for anything you copied: headings look like headings, lists look like lists, and code looks like code.

Why the plain text option matters

Pasting Markdown into a place that does not parse it produces asterisks and hash marks in a message to a colleague. The preview can give you the plain text version instead, so one copy serves both destinations.

Tips

  • Use it to proofread a long README section before it goes into a pull request.
  • If you need the rendered text somewhere styled, copy plain text and let the destination apply its own formatting.

Read copied Markdown as formatted text

  1. 1
    Copy the Markdown

    Copy any Markdown, for example a README section, a changelog entry or a pull request description.

  2. 2
    Open the preview

    Open the clip in ClipBuddy and switch to the rendered view. Headings, lists, links and code all render.

  3. 3
    Decide what to paste

    Copy back the Markdown source when the destination understands Markdown, or the plain text when it does not.

Frequently asked questions

Does this use a browser engine?

No. Rendering uses Foundation's own Markdown support, so there is no web view and no network involved.

Can I get plain text out of it?

Yes. The preview can hand back the plain text version, which is what you want for an email or a chat box that would show the syntax raw.

Does it change my clip?

No. The original Markdown stays in your history untouched.