To share markdown online, put the document in the editor above and press Share. You get a read-only link that opens the document rendered, with headings, tables, code and diagrams, for anyone you send it to. Neither you nor your readers need an account.
Markdown is easy to write and awkward to send. A .md attachment opens as source code for most people, and pasting into a chat tool keeps only part of the formatting. A link to a rendered page avoids both problems: the reader clicks and sees the document as you wrote it.
How to share a markdown document
- Paste or write the document in the editor. Check it in Preview or Split view.
- Press Share. The document is saved and the share dialog opens.
- Copy the read-only link and send it in a chat, an email, a ticket or a pull request.
- If someone should edit the document with you, send them the write link instead. Keep it out of public channels: anyone who has it can edit.
Ways to deliver it
- Link. The read-only link is the default. Pasted in Slack, Discord, X or LinkedIn, it unfolds into a preview with the document’s title, a short description and a sharemd.net card, so people can tell what it is before they click.
- Embed. The share dialog provides embed code: an iframe of the read view that you can place in a page or internal tool that accepts iframes.
- QR code. A QR code of the read link, for a slide, a printed handout or a screen in a meeting room.
- Copy Formatted. If the recipient should not have to click anything, copy the rendered document as rich text and paste it into an email, a doc or a chat message.
Who can see a shared document
Anyone who has the read link can read the document. It is not indexed by search engines, so it is not found by searching; it is reached only through the link. Treat the link like the document itself: whoever receives it, including through forwarding, can open it.
Each document shows a badge with the days it has left. 15 days after creation the content is deleted automatically, and the link then shows a page saying the document expired. Today a document cannot be deleted early or extended, and the write link cannot be revoked, so share sensitive material with that in mind. The reasoning behind expiring by default is in why ephemeral documents.
For a short walkthrough without the options above, see how to share markdown without an account. For sharing AI output inside a team, see sharing AI responses with your team.
Frequently asked questions
Does the reader need an account or an app?
No. The read link opens in any browser. No account, signup or installation is needed.
What is the difference between the two links?
The read-only link shows the rendered document. The write link opens it in the editor, and anyone with it can change the content.
Will the link look good in Slack?
Yes. The link shows a preview with the document title, a short description and a sharemd.net card, in Slack and in other tools that display link previews.
Can I take a shared document back?
Not today. There is no early deletion and no way to revoke a link. The document is deleted automatically 15 days after it was created.
Can I share it as a file instead?
Yes. Export the original .md, or a self-contained .html file, and attach it.