Products

Dillinger

Online Markdown Editor with Live Preview

dillinger.io Source★ 172MITWriting & Documents / Text & Markdown Editors

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
339K
Down5.4%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Joe McCann
@joemccann· 108.1K followers
Launched
12y ago
2014-11-17 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026
Events22 changes

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Dillinger launched on Product HuntLaunch

    The last markdown editor, ever

    Nov 17, 2014 · 12y agoSource

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-09-11
GitHub Stars
★ 172
Forks
38
License
MIT
Primary language
Go

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search42%
  • Direct40%
  • Referrals9%
  • AI Assistants4%
  • Other4%

Countries

  • India20%
  • United States13%
  • China4%
  • Indonesia4%
  • Vietnam3%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2011-11-08

KeywordMonthly volume
markdown viewer119.3K
md viewer83.8K
markdown editor28.6K
markdown online25.6K
dillinger10.6K

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Website does not list public plan prices.

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-03 · Source page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2014-11-17

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “Welcome to Dillinger”Positioning

    Dillinger→Welcome to Dillinger

  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: AceFeatures

    Ace→—

  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: AngularJSFeatures

    AngularJS→—

  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: CloudflareFeatures

    Cloudflare→—

  5. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: ExpressFeatures

    Express→—

  6. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Google Font APIFeatures

    Google Font API→—

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Dark Developer (Light canvas, dense density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Welcome to Dillinger”

Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D + Interactive Hero Demo / Tool → Direct Input / Instant Try

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score5.8 / 10
Typography
6.0
Color & Contrast
6.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
5.0
Distinctiveness
5.0

Structure

Fonts
Helvetica Neue
Primary visual
Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Left App Sidebar
Theme & density
Light · Dense
Corners & depth
Small Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Dark Developer (with Minimal Monochrome)

Deep dark surfaces, monospace typography, terminal/code snippets, and high-precision borders.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #f4f5f7;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --foreground: #2c2c2c;
  --muted-foreground: #8b9198;
  --accent: #1ec9a0;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "Helvetica Neue", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Helvetica Neue", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #F4F5F7 (~52%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~20%) · Text #2C2C2C (~10%) · Muted Text #8B9198 (~8%) · Accent #1EC9A0 (~10%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D
- Navigation: Left App Sidebar
- Theme & density: Light · Dense
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Interactive Hero Tool
- Spatial layout notes: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Dark Developer (Light canvas, dense density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.

## Avoid

- Warm pastel backgrounds
- Playful cartoon illustrations
- Oversized pill buttons everywhere

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Dillinger get?
Vaneform estimates 339K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source

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