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Meltdown - markdown editor
I needed a custom markdown editor for my own use, so I built one. It's a simple, no-nonsense editor that lets you write markdown and see the result in real-time.
meltdown.ink →Preview for my markdown parser
I built a custom markdown parser that I use across a bunch of Svelte projects. The problem? I'd write markdown content, drop it into my projects, and sometimes it wouldn't look quite right. So I built Meltdown – basically a live preview tool where I can write markdown and immediately see how my parser handles it.
It's like a WYSIWYG editor, but specifically for testing my own markdown parser. Write on the left, see the exact output on the right. No surprises when I paste the content into my actual projects later.
Built for me (but you can use it too)
The whole thing exists because I got tired of the markdown preview→copy→paste→refresh cycle. Now I just open Meltdown, write my content, make sure it renders the way I want, and I'm done. Simple as that.
Sure, other people can use it too, but honestly? I built it to solve my own tiny, specific problem. Sometimes the best tools are the ones that scratch your own itch.
The icon came first
You might have noticed that I use the same base icon for all my tools. And for this one I wanted to draw one that looked like an ink splotch. But once I had it, it looked more like melted ice cream. Hence the name: "Meltdown". Plus, there's something satisfying about the alliteration.