# joemccann/dillinger

The last Markdown editor, ever.

Repository: https://github.com/joemccann/dillinger
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dillinger
Homepage: https://dillinger.io
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: markdown, editor, ide, blog, blogging, writing, nodejs, node, javascript, md
Last push: 2026-06-21T18:06:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5395, "days_push": 73, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8272, forks 1157 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:20.004199+00:00)

## What it is
Dillinger is a browser-based Markdown editor with live preview, built on Next.js and the Monaco editor (VS Code's core). It supports cloud sync with GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Bitbucket, plus export to Markdown, HTML, and PDF.

## Use cases
- write markdown with live preview in the browser
- edit README files directly from GitHub
- export markdown to HTML or PDF
- self-host an online markdown editor
- draft LLM prompts and AI content in markdown
- sync notes across Dropbox and Google Drive
- distraction-free writing with zen mode

## When to choose
- you want a free, no-signup online markdown editor with live preview
- you need to edit markdown files stored in GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or Bitbucket
- you prefer VS Code-style editing with Vim/Emacs keybindings in the browser
- you want to self-host a markdown editor with cloud integrations

## When to avoid
- you need a full IDE or project-wide file management
- you require collaborative real-time multi-user editing
- you need offline desktop app features beyond browser local storage
- you want rich WYSIWYG word-processor formatting

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown, web-framework, documentation, pdf, file-upload
- domain: text-editors, web-development, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: browser, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: markdown-editor, live-preview, monaco-editor, cloud-sync, zen-mode, wysiwyg-preview, oauth-integrations, writing-tool, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- joemccann/dillinger (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.004199+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:28:07.658327+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joemccann/dillinger (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:20.004199+00:00, sha bcfd442773ec)
  - homepage: https://dillinger.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:09.427576+00:00, sha a0fbb6dee06c)
  - site_page: https://dillinger.io/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:09.436726+00:00, sha c0f42cfc927b)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/dillinger (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:09.440346+00:00, sha f5420051bc0b)
  - site_page: https://dillinger.io/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:09.438493+00:00, sha 055552fc51d3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.