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submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

What's Happening: Work is underway to add native Markdown import support to LibreOffice Writer. This development, led in collaboration with a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) developer, aims to enable opening and editing of Markdown files (.md) using the MD4C Markdown parser.

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

I did not know I needed it until today

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Honestly same here.

Seeing Libre Office get markdown support is pretty sweet ngl🤌

[-] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

That's nice! After that, we will only need a better/optimized epub export tool to be able to easily self-publish using only dear LO Writer :)

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Oh hell yes! That's what I'm talking about!

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Can someone explain why I might want to use markdown locally? So far, I only now it from message boards, blog software etc. and all software that supported it came with its own editor. When would I use MD rather than ODT/DOCX?

[-] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

Documentation in a repository.

ODT and DOCX are binary and can't be versioned and compared like a plain text format can.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Thanks, for your explanation!

Now that you mention it I saw these .MD files several times on Github etc.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

In general: you don't need any specific app to use Markdown files, you can just read them in a text editor. I've come to really like these kinds of raw-readable formats - usability without special tools can be incredibly useful depending on the situation.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

That is actually so good.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

@cm0002 Markdown everything!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Cool new feature, garbage click bait article title. Thanks OP for not burying the lede like the article.

I'm getting real pissed at It's FOSS. They have an awesome name, but their content feels AI generated and they often talk about stuff that is clearly not FOSS.

this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2025
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