What is the difference between .md and .txt?
- Extension
- .md
- .txt
- Format
- Text
- Text
- Category
- Developer
- Document
- Developer
- John Gruber
- Description
- An MD file is a text file created using one of several possible dialects of the Markdown language. It is saved in plain text format but includes inline text symbols that define how to format the text (e.g., bold, indentations, headers, table formatting). MD files are designed for authoring plain text documentation that can be easily converted to HTML.
- A TXT file is a standard text document that contains unformatted text. It is recognized by any text editing or word processing program and can also be processed by most other software programs.
- MIME Type
- text/x-markdown
- text/plain
- Sample
- sample.md
- sample.txt
- Wikipedia
- .md on Wikipedia
- .txt on Wikipedia