Publish your first document

You can publish a document in under a minute, without an account. You paste text, Markdrop gives you a link, and anyone who opens it sees a formatted page.

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   Open the editor

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   Go to markdrop.in/new, or choose Create › Markdown document from any page.

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   Add your text

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   Paste or type Markdown in the editor. The Title field above it is optional: leave it empty and Markdrop uses the document's first # heading, or its first line.

   Switch between Write, Split and Preview to see the result as readers will. Not sure what to try? Choose Try the diagrams sample in the empty editor.

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   Check the settings (optional)

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   The chips above the editor say how the document is published. By default it's Anyone with the link, has No password, Never expires and gets a Random link. Choose a chip to change it. For example, set Link to q3-plan to publish at markdrop.in/q3-plan.

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   Choose Publish

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   Choose Publish, or press ⌘ Enter (Ctrl Enter on Windows and Linux).

The document opens with a Published panel. Choose Copy link and share it anywhere: Slack, email, a ticket. Choose Show QR code to open it on a phone.

If you published without signing in, the panel also shows your Edit secret, a code that starts with sk_. It's the only way to edit or delete the document without an account.

If you're signed in, the document is already in My files and you don't need the secret. Signed out, choose Sign in to keep it in your account, then Save to my account when you're back on the document. See Edit with your edit secret.

Readers get the rendered page: headings, tables, code with syntax highlighting, math and Mermaid diagrams. They don't need an account. They can copy the link, read full screen (press F), view the raw Markdown, or export a PDF from More actions.

If you change the text later, anyone with the page open sees the update appear.

• A document can be up to 500,000 characters. The meter above the editor counts down as you type.
• The editor keeps a draft on this device until you publish, so closing the tab doesn't lose your text. Turning on encryption stops drafts.
• If you publish many documents in a short time, Markdrop asks you to wait a minute and try again.