Frequently Asked Questions

MarkOut is a browser-based tool that converts Markdown to rich text and copies it to your clipboard. Paste the result directly into Outlook, Teams, or any app that accepts formatted text — no plugins, no account, no installation required.

Outlook's compose window accepts HTML-formatted clipboard content, but raw Markdown is just plain text. MarkOut converts your Markdown to HTML and writes it to the clipboard in a format Outlook recognises as rich text — so headings, bold, bullets, and tables all paste correctly.

Paste your Markdown into the left pane. MarkOut automatically detects Markdown, renders a preview on the right, and copies rich text to your clipboard in one step. Then switch to Outlook and paste.

You can also click Copy rich text manually after editing.

When this checkbox is on, MarkOut detects a subject line at the top of your content — either a Subject: ... line or a top-level # Heading — and displays it separately in the header with its own Copy button.

This lets you paste the subject into the Outlook subject field and the body into the message body in one workflow.

Yes — any app that accepts HTML clipboard content will receive formatted text. This includes Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Notion, Confluence, and most rich-text editors. Results may vary depending on how each app handles pasted HTML.

Writing rich-text (HTML) content to the clipboard requires the clipboard-write permission, which browsers prompt for on HTTPS sites. Once granted, the permission persists for the session. MarkOut never reads your clipboard — only writes to it.

Not yet — MarkOut is currently a web app only. A browser extension or desktop wrapper would make the workflow even faster. If that is important to you, open a feature request on GitHub.