File Extension/MARKDOWN
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File extension .MARKDOWN

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .MARKDOWN file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .MARKDOWN extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .MARKDOWN file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .MARKDOWN file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Developer Files
Developer
John Gruber
Popularity
StarStarStarStar
File name: Markdown Documentation File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Daring Fireball Markdown Daring Fireball Markdown
gVim gVim
Markdown Markdown
Microsoft Windows NotePad Microsoft Windows NotePad
Notepad++ Notepad++
Mac OS
Mac OS
Apple TextEdit Apple TextEdit
Middleman Middleman
TextEdit TextEdit
TextMate TextMate
Linux
Linux
Daring Fireball Markdown Daring Fireball Markdown
gedit gedit
Vim Vim
Remember!
The .MARKDOWN file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .MARKDOWN extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .MARKDOWN file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .MARKDOWN file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .MARKDOWN file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .MARKDOWN file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .MARKDOWN file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .MARKDOWN file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.