Moodle LMS has moved on from the vintage Atto text editor which will be completely removed from Moodle core in upcoming versions. TinyMCE has been used as the default text editor in Moodle since Moodle 4.2 version. However, if you are a fan of WYTIWYG instead of WYSIWYG then you might have already used the Markdown format somewhere.

The good news is that now you can use Markdown format in Moodle LMS to create content as you type in. Markdown format is pretty popular among online users as it allows you to easily format text based on the syntax. If you are looking to learn Markdown format syntax then you can refer to this guide which is pretty easy to get started.

The Marklar Plugin developed by David Mudrak from Moodle HQ allows you to use Markdown format in Moodle. Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax. It allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format that is automatically converted to structurally valid HTML.

Here are some features of Marklar editor:

• Marklar is WYTIWYG – what you type is what you get.
• Marklar does not have buttons. Markdown syntax is to be typed manually.
• Marklar is not extensible via sub-plugins.
• Marklar sets markdown as the preferred format for new texts.
• Marklar can be also used for editing texts in other formats. Supported formats can be customised via user preferences.
• Marklar is not used for editing HTML texts by default. Another editor such like Atto or TinyMCE is loaded to do that.
• Marklar supports images and files embedding via filepicker.
• Marklar supports server-side generated preview.
• Marklar supports uploading images from clipboard.
• Marklar will support drafts auto-saving.

You can download the Marklar Editor plugin from the official plugins repository here.

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