Using Zettlr For PlebWare Housekeeping

2026-06-29

Markdown Editor

As a writer coming from the traditional Windows background, I have had to adapt to using a Markdown Editor The preferred editor, Zettlr, is a Markdown editor, which means that it mostly works like apps you already know, such as Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, or Apple Pages. But instead of having to click through an armada of toolbar buttons, you can apply structure to your elements using only characters, which means you never have to leave your keyboard! ✨

Let’s quickly go over the most important elements:

1. You can make text bold and italic by surrounding it with either underscores or asterisks. Which one you choose is completely up to you. One single character makes text italic, two makes it bold, and three make it both bold and italic.
2. Headings are created almost like hashtags — simply write a #-character followed by a space. You can use up to six ######-characters to create headings from level one through six.
3. Lists are created literally — simply write *, -, or + on a new line. Numbered lists consist of a number followed by a dot.
4. Finally, blockquotes are written exactly as quoted text is displayed in e-mails: Simply demarcate them using >.

Why This Article?

Firstly and foremost, this article was created as a quick reference for us here at PlebWare. But also for visitors wanting to create their own GitHub Sites