Markdown list generator
One item per line, tab to nest. Which is faster than typing the markers only when you already have the list somewhere else, and that is exactly when people look for this.
- Open the file - Read it rendered - Check the tables - Check the links - Take it with you
Numbered lists renumber themselves when they render, so All ones writes every item as 1.: the list still counts correctly and moving an item stops producing a diff that renumbers everything below it.
How it works
- Each line becomes an item. A tab or two spaces at the start nests it under the one above.
- Numbering counts per level and restarts where a nested list does, which is what a renderer does anyway.
- Number every item 1 writes `1.` on every line. The rendered list still counts correctly, and moving an item stops producing a diff that renumbers everything below it.
- A task list writes `- [ ]`, with the space between the brackets that a checkbox needs.
Questions
Why is my nested item not nested?
Nesting takes two spaces under a bulleted item and three under a numbered one, because the marker is wider. This uses two and converts tabs, which is the safe form.
Why does the preview show 1, 2, 3 when I wrote 1, 1, 1?
Because renderers number ordered lists themselves and ignore what you wrote, except for the first item. That is why writing all ones is a real technique rather than laziness.
The same tools, without a tab open
Not released yetEverything on this page runs in the app too, on the files already on your device: the same generators, the same checker, the same converters, offline. Which matters most when the document you are working on is not one you would put in a browser.
For iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is not in the App Store, so there is nothing to download from this page yet.Digital Sandbox, who are building it →