# RickStrahl/MarkdownMonster

An extensible Markdown Editor, Viewer and Weblog Publisher for Windows

Repository: https://github.com/RickStrahl/MarkdownMonster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/markdownmonster
Homepage: https://markdownmonster.west-wind.com
Language: HTML
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: markdown, markdown-editor, weblog-publisher, writing, windows, weblog, blog, wordpress, metaweblogapi, documentation, wpf, csharp, pdf
Last push: 2026-08-06T01:46:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 62, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3772, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": 94, "gap_med": 115.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1691, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.644181+00:00)

## What it is
Markdown Monster is an extensible Markdown editor, viewer, and weblog publisher for Windows built with WPF/.NET. It offers live synced HTML preview, image/link/table helpers, PDF and HTML export, Git integration, and a .NET add-in system, distributed as a licensed product with source available only by request.

## Use cases
- write markdown documentation on windows
- edit markdown files with live preview
- publish blog posts to wordpress from markdown
- convert markdown to pdf or html
- paste images from clipboard into markdown
- extend a markdown editor with custom addins
- manage and commit markdown docs with git

## When to choose
- you want a dedicated, polished markdown editor on windows
- you publish to wordpress or metaweblog-api blogs
- you need pdf/html export and git integration in one tool
- you want to automate writing tasks via .NET add-ins

## When to avoid
- you need a fully open-source tool (source is private and a license is required)
- you are on linux or macos
- you only need a lightweight or terminal-based markdown editor

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, documentation, pdf, markdown, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, documentation, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: markdown-editor, weblog-publisher, wpf, dotnet, addins, blog-publishing, wordpress, metaweblogapi, desktop

## Member repositories
- RickStrahl/MarkdownMonster (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.644181+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 2026-08-30T03:38:15.521753+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RickStrahl/MarkdownMonster (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.644181+00:00, sha 07b163e2f8ad)
  - homepage: https://markdownmonster.west-wind.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:18.514921+00:00, sha 0d19a518dc56)
  - site_page: https://markdownmonster.west-wind.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:18.517613+00:00, sha 6a5a062bae5d)
  - site_page: https://markdownmonster.west-wind.com/docs/Markdown-Monster-Documentation/Support.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:18.519284+00:00, sha 93ebfe39a82b)
  - site_page: https://markdownmonster.west-wind.com/docs/Creating-Markdown-Monster-Addins-with-NET/Creating-a-Markdown-Monster-Add--in.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:18.520934+00:00, sha 225965506d05)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.