Scholar MD

Scholar MD

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Markdown writing for academics.

Size216 KB
Updated24 Jul 2026
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About Scholar MD

Do you like the rendering of Word, but want to write in Markdown in your local files? Are citations critical to your writing process? Meet Scholar MD, a simplified Markdown writing app for scholarly writers. The app includes: - Numbered pagination, so you can have a spatial sense of how much writing you’ve produced - Wordcount - Live lineheight adjustments, so you can write in 1, 1.15, and double spacing - Pandoc export to docx, with citations - Live citation tooltips, so you can verify that you’ve entered your citekeys in properly - A “reference” sidebar where a second Markdown file can be used as scrap note paper or an outline - Automatic file saves