Do Google Docs support Markdown?

Markdown is a great way to compose documents so the question obviously arises: Does Google Docs offer Markdown support? The answer is sort of...

Here's what Google's documentation says: "You can use Markdown to quickly add formatting elements to your Google Docs." Sounds promising but, once you start digging, the support is extremely limited. Basically you can use markdown to create the following in Docs:

• Italics
• Bold
• Strikethrough
• Links
• Headings

So Google's support for Markdown is barely scratching the surface of what you can do with the format, although these might be enough for some users.

But, hold-on, not so fast. Even this limited Markdown won't work out of the box. You need to turn it on in the Docs settings.

To turn on Markdown support in Google Docs, follow these steps:

• Go to Tools → Prefences
• Check "Automatically detect Markdown"
• Click "Save"

Now Google should automatically detect your Markdown syntax and format the doc accordingly.

This might be enough for you but if you need full support for all Markdown features in your cloud documents, you should give Smmall Cloud a try. Smmall Cloud markdown docs supports:

• All Markdown formatting
• Code syntax highlighting
• Media embedding
• Custom branding

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