CSDN markdown vs. other Markdown Editor features

Introduction

So far, I have used the Markdown editor: Markdownpad (client), Stackedit, Marc, Cmd Markdown, Jane, and now Csdn Markdown, due to CSDN Markdown is developed on the basis of Stackedit, so the two are basically the same in terms of use and style, but csdn Markdown optimizes some of the details, such as the more beautiful code highlighting style. Below I will for Csdn Markdown, Pinterest, Mark Fly Elephant, Cmd Markdown and Markdownpad Pro These five kinds of editor, do a simple function contrast, the shortcomings also please understand.

Five Big Markdown Editor comparison

The following comparisons are derived from personal experience, and if there are errors or deficiencies, don ' t hesitate to comment!!!

Insert Picture Feature comparison

• CMD Markdown only supports inserting images by entering images online URLs, not uploading local images. The
• CSDN Markdown, Markdownpad supports both inserting local images and inserting online pictures. The
• Mark Fly and Pinterest also support inserting local images and online images. This is discussed separately from the above because they also have features that other editors do not have:

  • both support local pictures drag and drop directly into the Clipboard or paste the picture directly, Drag the local image directly into the editor with the mouse to automatically upload the insert, this is my favorite feature, save the first click the Upload image button and then select the image and then upload these tedious steps.
  • There is another feature of the book: that is, the image is automatically centered after insertion, and in the picture with a horizontal line to explain the text, more humane.

★ Recommended: Pinterest and Mark flying Elephant

Code block Support Comparison

For the same section of C + + code, different editor display styles are not the same as shown in:

Major editor Code Styles

As can be seen from the above, in addition to Pinterest, other editors support code highlighting, which style looks like a person likes. I prefer the code style of Markdownpad, Csdn-markdown, and Marc Fly.

★ Recommended: Csdn-markdown,Markdownpad or mark flying Elephant

How links are opened in articles

There are three ways to open a generic hyperlink: Open directly in the current page, open in a new tab, open in a new window (typically not selected). Csdn-markdown is the link that opens on the current page, and the other editor opens in a new tab. I personally think that in the new tab to open the more humane, because an article may have more than one link and you open a new link does not mean that you have read the original (through the return button to re-enter the original text is not very like). Of course this is a small problem, because even in Csdn-markdown, you can click the link while holding down the CTRL key to open the link in the New tab.

★ Recommended: In addition to Csdn-markdown

Comparison of support for TOC

The TOC, the title of content, displays the directory structure of the full text, which may be used when writing tutorial articles or some long technical articles, one can see the overall structure of the article at a glance, and on the other hand can also allow readers to jump to the chapters of interest quickly.

• The Csdn-markdown, Cmd Markdown, and Mark fly images all support TOC functionality.
• Pinterest and Markdownpad do not support TOC functionality.

★ Recommended: Csdn-markdown, CMD Markdown or mark flying image

Text Style comparison

For the author, the content of the article is important, but the style of the article is not to be underestimated. The style is simple, comfortable and beautiful, directly affect whether the reader is willing to read your article and whether you can insist on reading from the beginning to the end. Imagine, if you see a very long article, the font is very small and very compact, give a person a dense feeling, I believe this time you are not in the mood to read it, regardless of its content good or bad.

The text styles I'm talking about are: normal text styles (such as font size, owning family, font spacing, etc.), title 1~6 styles (such as bold, bold, front-to-back, and so on), reference text styles, list styles, code section styles, and so on. From these point of view, I think Pinterest do the best, markdownpad most flexible, CMD markdown and Mark fly like Do the general, and Csdn-markdown I personally feel do not like.

The reason why Markdownpad is most flexible is that it can customize stylesheets, and all style labels can be redefined with HTML+CSS as your favorite style, as shown in. The title 2 Here is what I redefined, it looks much more beautiful.

Markdownpad Style Sheet Customization

And said Pinterest do the best, csdn-markdown do the most bad, but also from the sensory perspective, the style of the book to people look like the eye-pleasing atmosphere, and csdn-markdown look small and compact (CSDN can not customize the style sheet is not very satisfied with the one thing), For example, my next article I wrote at the same time published in the Csdn-markdown and Jane book, you can compare to feel:

How did the great works of "The mundane world" come into being? -from CSDN
How did the great works of "The mundane world" come into being? -from Pinterest

Text Style comparison

★ Recommended: Pinterest

Comparison of import and export features

• Csdn-markdown supports both online and local import of markdown file generation articles, as well as support for exporting to markdown files, plain HTML files, and HTML files with templates, which unfortunately cannot be exported as PDF files .
• Pinterest can only download all articles, grouped by album into directories and. md files, and does not support import functionality.
• CMD Markdown supports export to markdown files and HTML files, and does not support import functionality.
• The mark fly image supports export to markdown files, HTML files, and PDF files , as well as direct print functionality (print final effect), and does not support import functionality.
• Markdownpad because it is a client, it supports direct import of. md files as well as saved as. md files, and it also supports exporting to HTML files and PDF files , as well as printing functions (print markdown and HTML effects).

★ Recommended: Markdownpad, Csdn-markdown and mark flying icons

Support for advanced features (mathematical formulas, UML diagrams, Flowcharts)

The Csdn-markdown, Cmd Markdown, and mark fly images support these slightly advanced points, while Pinterest and Markdownpad do not support these features. However, Markdownpad can add Mathjax syntax support through custom settings, so that mathematical formulas can be written, but UML diagrams and flowcharts do not know how to implement them.

★ Recommended: Csdn-markdown, CMD Markdown and Mark flying icons

Summarize

From the above aspects of the comparison results, I can easily draw a few conclusions (for reference only):

• If you are writing non-technical articles or technical articles that do not involve code, it is recommended to use a simple book editor.
• Csdn-markdown or Markdownpad are recommended if you need to post code or some tutorial class article with a clear directory hierarchy.

Resources

• Markdownpad 2 Pro Green portable Chinese cracked version

CSDN markdown vs. other Markdown Editor features