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Development Journey

Baivab Sarkar edited this page Apr 29, 2026 · 1 revision

Development Journey

This page documents the evolution of Markdown Viewer from its earliest prototype to the current professional release.


Summary

Markdown Viewer began as a lightweight Markdown parser. Over time, it matured into a full-featured editor and preview environment with a polished UI, robust performance, and advanced export and workflow tools.


Compare Versions

Version Link Description
Current https://markdownviewer.pages.dev/ The latest production build with the full feature set.
Original https://a1b91221.markdownviewer.pages.dev/ The initial prototype release.

Key Areas of Progress

  • UI & Experience: A refined split-view layout, responsive design, and theme support for modern workflows.
  • Performance: Debounced rendering, efficient syntax highlighting, and optimized diagram handling for large documents.
  • Feature Depth: Math, Mermaid diagrams, export tools, tabbed workflows, and GitHub import.
  • Reliability & Safety: Sanitized HTML output and safer defaults for embedded content.
  • Documentation & Transparency: Expanded wiki coverage, clearer data-handling notes, and detailed setup guidance.

Transparency Notes

  • Both versions are client-side applications with no server-side data storage.
  • Share links encode content directly into the URL hash.
  • Release history and code changes are publicly visible on GitHub:

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