Markdown Formatter

What is a Markdown Formatter?

A Markdown Formatter is a developer utility that parses Markdown (.md) documents and reformats them for maximum readability. It standardizes heading spacing, organizes lists, wraps long paragraphs, and vertically aligns markdown table columns.

Features

• Custom List Bullets: Standardize all unordered list bullets using -, *, or +.
• Table Visual Alignment: Automatically calculates column widths and aligns table columns and dividers vertically so they look neat in code.
• Header Spacing: Ensures a clean space exists between the # hashes and the header text (e.g. ## Header instead of ##Header).
• Word Wrapping: Toggles word wrapping at 80 columns for clean documentation structures.
• Code Block Retention: Automatically preserves lines within code blocks (``` or ~~~) so they are not modified.

Example Input

#My Header
Here is a list:
*Item 1
*  Item 2

|Name|Age|Role|
|---|---|---|
|Alice|24|Developer|
|Bob|30|Designer|

Example Output

# My Header

Here is a list:
- Item 1
- Item 2

| Name  | Age | Role      |
| ----- | --- | --------- |
| Alice | 24  | Developer |
| Bob   | 30  | Designer  |