Writing in Markdown

Markdown is a good way to write something long. These pages cover the parts people get stuck on, such as citing sources, working with someone who uses Word, and getting a finished PDF. Each one shows how it’s usually done and how Grasmere does it on a Mac.

For study and research

• Writing a thesis in MarkdownWrite in Markdown and still send your supervisor a Word file.
• Writing research papers in MarkdownFrom the PDFs you read to the paper you submit.
• A Markdown editor for studentsReading, essays, citations and deadlines in one folder.
• Markdown for researchWeb pages, papers, highlights and notes as plain files.

Sources and citations

• Using Zotero with MarkdownBring your library across, and cite from it without plugins.
• Citations and bibliographies in MarkdownAPA, Harvard, Chicago and MLA, with examples of each.
• Using LaTeX with MarkdownDraft in Markdown and typeset in your journal’s template.

Books and long projects

• Writing a book in MarkdownA folder of chapters, a running order and a manuscript.
• Markdown for projectsA plan, tasks, a journal and linked notes in one folder.
• A Markdown editor for MacWhat Grasmere is, and who it isn’t for.

Word and PDF

• Markdown to Word, and back againSend a Word file out and bring the tracked changes back.
• Markdown to PDF on a MacA manuscript or a typeset book, with nothing to install.

Coming from another app

• A Scrivener alternative in plain MarkdownWhat’s different, what’s the same, and how to bring a book across.
• From Obsidian notes to a finished manuscriptOpen the same vault and publish from it.

Related

• The guides, for every feature in detail
• Why Grasmere?
• What’s New