There are 8 other file types using
the MD file extension!

empty icon.md - MDCD compressed file archive

empty icon.md - Chaos Desktop metadata

empty icon.md - Mayura Draw vector drawing

empty icon.md - Technics keyboard user MIDI settings

empty icon.md - Machine description data

empty icon.md - Moneydance financial data

empty icon.md - MuseData music notation

empty icon.md - Sega Genesis ROM image

MD file extension - Markdown markup language source code

What is md file? How to open md files?

File type specification:

Text file type icon Text file type

File extension md is among others related to texts and source codes in Markdown markup language.

Markdown is a lightweight markup language, to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

Mime types:
text/markdown

Updated: November 27, 2023

The default software associated to open md file:

Markdown  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
John Gruber

Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

Help how to open:

You can open and edit .md files in any text editor.

How to convert:

You can use any text editor or rename it to txt. Or use Markdown to convert it into simple text without any tags, HTML or other text formats.

Find converter to md file type:

ove to md

paper to md

List of software applications associated to the .md file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open md file, edit md file, convert md file, view md file, play md file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting md files.

Software that open md file - Markdown markup language source code

Programs supporting the exension md on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open md file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with md file by default:
Markdown
Other suggested software:
Sublime Text small icon Sublime Text

Apple macOS / Mac OS X:

Multiplatform:

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