Marked 2 - universal thumbs-tool for any Markdown's editor,

Many text editor for Mac support lightweight markup language MarkdownInvented by John Gruber to simplify the perception of the text in preparation for publication. The advantage of Markdown is that it can be easily exported to a HTML-code and paste it into the code editor. In short, it is an essential thing that helps journalists, bloggers and all those who have to prepare texts for publication on the Internet.

The only drawback of almost all editors is the lack of a convenient preview panel (although there exceptions), So you will not see the final layout until it will transfer the code into your web publication or do not use the Preview page within the application. It is this flaw and is designed specifically to eliminate the application Marked 2, which is returned to the Mac App Store, getting updates and some new, cool features.

Application, in fact not new, it has already established itself in the Mac App Store, and beyond, and has found its fans. Its primary function is to display the live preview for Markdown, HTML and XML. Besides, you are free to use the CSS-templates kastomov to bring your kind of preview to view your website or blog. At some point, the developer removed the app from the Apple store, and distribute it through your own site. Now it is back in the App Store, getting new features that focus on how to facilitate the process of writing your texts. But let us all in order.

Marked 2 is not able to create documents on their own, but the menu item is still there. The fact is that you can set as the default your favorite editor and open or create documents directly in it. This option can be set in the settings, you can choose any application that works with text - I have a favorite byword.

It supports a variety of file types, as standardized and specific, from different applications (Eg Scrivener projects, VoodooPad, MarsEdit), automatically picked up their layout features oglavnenie. Speaking of tables of contents. If you work on some large-scale project, a table of contents can be created manually: for this in a separate document index.md need to collect links to all pages. Thus, you can export multiple pages in a single HTML- or PDF-files.

As soon as the original file will be amended and its preview, open to Marked 2, will be updated. Default 1 per minute (during autosave time), but if you save the file manually (⌘S) - changes take effect immediately.

Another option quick preview - a preview of the copied code snippet in your clipboard. To do this, use the keyboard shortcut ⇧⌘V.

I divide the screen into two halves, placing them in the box 2 and Marked byword - a pleasure to work.

For easier viewing, as I said, there are several built-in CSS-templates, plus the ability to add your own. At the same convenience is also in the fact that to switch keyboard shortcuts are used between them: ⌘1, ⌘2, ⌘3 etc. For each of the templates supported by zoom, meaning you can reduce or increase the size of text.

As for the basic functionality of it, perhaps, and all. Now let's look at the additional features for which the developer and asks such a high price.

Firstly at our disposal an incredible number of various statistical tools. Access to them can be obtained both from the application menu in menyubare and through the gears icon in the lower right corner of the window. Here we find a lot of useful information for writers: the number of characters, words, paragraphs, complexity of the text, while reading, and much, much more.

In addition, you can access detailed statistics showing all the information in the pop-up window, in readable form (this is my favorite feature).

It is also possible to check all the links that are used in the text and immediately identify the outside.

But the highlight of the application is probably the analysis of the text in order to identify recurring words or phrases. It can be configured into three types of phrases (which will be highlighted in the text as appropriate):

• Avoid - words which should be avoided;
• Use Alternate - can be used, but it is better to look for a replacement;
• Highlight - word-parasites, stop words;

Use these categories, of course, you can on your own. For example they can be applied to optimize for keywords or any other criteria. There is also a category of exceptions, where you can add the word not in need of analysis. Any of the categories is easy to change at their discretion, by adding or removing words.

Application settings are quite extensive and include many options and allow you to enable certain functions by default, set the preferences of the application's appearance and behavior.

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As a result, we can say that the application has turned quite functional, update worked to his advantage, and it's price to the last penny. Average user who does not need to constantly tinker with the text, this functionality may seem odd and confusing. However, those who work daily with large amounts of text or prepare it for publication - Rate 2 Marked appreciated.