A person using steemit may need the help of Some editors while editing his posts. Especially the need of Markdown editor persist because Steemit supports and encourage people to write and edit their post in Markdown format. Although, one can write in RAW HTML format but it's really messy and not many editing options are available in that format.
Anyways, a few months back, I needed an editor for writing, editing and saving my posts for future as Steemit only support one post at a time and there's not option available yet to save your article for future posting. After a little research, I came across Hackmd.io , a reasonable markdown editor to fulfill all my editing needs.
Let's talk about it in details:
What Is HackMd?
Hackmd is a real time online editor which supports many platforms. It's real time that means you can write and edit notes with your peers at the same time. It works very uniquely, all you have to do is to write an article over there and if you need any corrections or additions from your peers, then you can send them that article's web URL and they can edit and rewrite it as they think fit plus an original copy will always remain with you.
I guess this is what 'Real time' means.
Which Devices Hackmd Supports?
Well, you can write articles from your desktop, laptop, Tablet and your smart phone. It supports all of these devices. Whenever and wherever you need to write, Hackmd will always support you with your work.
Modes Availability On Hackmd?
There are three modes available on Hackmd in which you can write and edit your work.
1. Edit: This mode allows you to edit your work with ease without any further ado. This is basically for editing work.
2. Edit and View: This mode supports editing as well as view option. What ever you write in editing portion, you can see it's end result side by side on the View page.
3. View: This only supports the View action. After you have completed your work, you can see the end result here in this mode.
Do Hackmd Supports Images?
Yes, it does. You can upload any format picture in the editor and also can click live pictures directly from your webcam. Plus it also supports drag and drop image feature.
Is it need Sign up Before doing any editing work?
Yes and no.
It means you don't have to signup or login for any kind of editing work. But you won't be able to save it if you close the window by mistake or deliberately.
But if you sign-up, which is absolutely free, you can also save your documents for future use automatically.
Hackmd also supports automatic login through various social media accounts like Facebook, Google+, Twitter and many more.
If you're a full time Steemian or writer, then you should go and definitely have a look in this editor.
Thanks for reading ...!!