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What is GitHub Flavored Markdown?

GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) is GitHub’s dialect of Markdown, defined as a strict superset of CommonMark. It adds tables, task lists, strikethrough and automatic link detection.

Primary sources

Specifications cited by the tools below whose own titles define GitHub Flavored Markdown.

4 tools that work with GitHub Flavored Markdown

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Text Tools2

Checklist to MarkdownTurn a plain list into Markdown task lists, HTML checkboxes or a numbered outline.Markdown Editor & ViewerWrite markdown with a live preview, outline, formatting toolbar and one-click HTML, PDF or .md export.

Data & Format Tools1

CSV to Markdown TableTurn CSV, TSV or pasted spreadsheet data into a Markdown, HTML or reStructuredText table.

Samples & Mock Data1

Sample Markdown GeneratorGenerate Markdown documents exercising every feature — tables, code, footnotes, task lists and more.

Related terms

Terms that appear alongside GitHub Flavored Markdown on the same tools.

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