Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor. John Gruber created Markdown in 2004 as an easy-to-read markup language. Markdown is widely used for blogging and instant messaging, and also used elsewhere in online forums, collaborative software, documentation pages, and readme files. — Wikipedia contributors. "Markdown." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 29 Oct. 2024. Web. 22 Nov. 2024.

Articles and Guides

What Is Markdown, and How Do You Use It?

Markdown Cheatsheet

Markdown Tutorial

Improving The Accessibility Of Your Markdown — Smashing Magazine

Markdown Guide

Markdown for OER (Open Education Resources)

Home | Make OER!

Use Markdown to Expand the Reach of Your OER Materials

Format Conversion Tools

Git and Git Services (for hosting Markdown files)

Git for Designers

How writers can get work done better with Git

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3jLJU7DT5E

Desktop Apps

Markdown Desktop Editors