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nicejade/markdown-online-editor

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3,683CSSAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

An online Markdown editor (Arya) built with Vue 2 that offers live preview, embedded diagrams and charts, slide presentation support, and export to PDF, Word, or image, deployable as a static site or via Docker.

Mindmap

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  root((Arya Editor))
    What It Is
      Online Markdown editor
      Live preview
      Vue 2 based
    Features
      Diagrams and charts
      Slide presentations
      Export PDF Word image
      Local autosave
    Display Modes
      WYSIWYG
      Instant render
      Split screen
    Deployment
      Docker
      Static site
      GitHub Pages
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Self-host a full-featured Markdown editor with diagram, chart, and slide support running entirely in the browser.

USE CASE 2

Export Markdown documents as styled PDFs, PNG images, JPEG images, or Word files directly from the editor.

USE CASE 3

Deploy Arya as a static site on Cloudflare Pages or GitHub Pages with no backend server required.

USE CASE 4

Use split-screen mode to write Markdown on one side and see the formatted preview on the other in real time.

What is it built with?

Vue 2JavaScriptCSSVditorNode.jsDockerReveal.jspnpm

How does it compare?

nicejade/markdown-online-editoradobe-fonts/source-sanspixelsign/html5-device-mockups
Stars3,6833,6923,698
LanguageCSSCSSCSS
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
Audiencedeveloperdesignerdesigner

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Development requires Node.js 16 or 17 with yarn or pnpm. A pre-built Docker image is available for zero-config hosting.

Use freely for any purpose including commercial as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

This repository contains the source code for Arya, an online Markdown editor built with Vue 2 and the Vditor editor component. Markdown is a lightweight text formatting system where you write plain text with simple symbols for headings, bold, lists, and links, and the editor converts it to formatted output. Arya runs in a web browser and provides a live preview as you type. The README is written in Chinese and describes a feature list built on top of what Vditor provides. The editor supports flowcharts, Gantt charts, sequence diagrams, and task lists as embedded diagram types within a document. It also supports Echarts data charts, musical staff notation, and PPT-style slide preview using Reveal.js, where horizontal slides are separated by three dashes and vertical slides by two dashes. HTML content pasted into the editor can be converted automatically to Markdown. Files can be exported as styled PDFs, PNG images, JPEG images, or Word documents. Content is saved to local browser storage to prevent accidental loss. The editor offers three display modes: a what-you-see-is-what-you-get mode, an instant render mode, and a split-screen mode with the source on one side and the preview on the other. Emoji can be inserted directly, and the editor checks and formats Markdown syntax for consistency. Deployment options include running the built files with PM2 (a Node.js process manager), using Docker with a pre-built image available on Docker Hub, deploying through Docker Compose, or hosting the static build output on Cloudflare Pages or GitHub Pages without any server required. Development requires Node.js version 16 or 17 and yarn or pnpm as the package manager. The project is available under the MIT license and was created as a personal project to build a free, full-featured Markdown editor after the author found existing editors either incomplete or behind paywalls.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me deploy the Arya Markdown editor using its pre-built Docker Hub image and map it to port 80.
Prompt 2
I'm running Arya locally with Node.js 16 and yarn. Walk me through setting up the dev environment and starting the development server.
Prompt 3
Help me embed a Mermaid flowchart and a Gantt chart inside an Arya document and export the result as a styled PDF.
Prompt 4
Walk me through creating a slide presentation in Arya using Reveal.js syntax, including horizontal and vertical slide separators.
Prompt 5
Help me deploy the Arya static build output to Cloudflare Pages so I can access my Markdown editor from any browser.

Frequently asked questions

What is markdown-online-editor?

An online Markdown editor (Arya) built with Vue 2 that offers live preview, embedded diagrams and charts, slide presentation support, and export to PDF, Word, or image, deployable as a static site or via Docker.

What language is markdown-online-editor written in?

Mainly CSS. The stack also includes Vue 2, JavaScript, CSS.

What license does markdown-online-editor use?

Use freely for any purpose including commercial as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is markdown-online-editor to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is markdown-online-editor for?

Mainly developer.

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