I really hate messing with markdown, its sometimes really annoying, i found 2 utils to help you out if you dont wanna bother actually spending time going through the motions of learning markdown language and all its bits and pieces.
(good for people that use github/bitbucket/beanstalk/stackexchange/etc)
Im usally against visual editors, as I usally do everything in plain text, but when it comes to markdown, Ive used these both (pc and mac)
Best PC Software is markdown pad (free)
http://markdownpad.com/
Best MAC Software is markdown pro ($9.99 available on app store)
http://www.markdownpro.com/
a linux alternative is using a ruby gem called html2markdown
http://rubygems.org/gems/html2markdown
basically you can create a html file
Code:
<h1>forum list</h1>
<a href="https://gfy.com">gfy webmaster forum</a>
and you run
Code:
html2markdown in.html out.md
and it will be converted for you
Code:
# forum list
[gfy webmaster forum](https://gfy.com)
would be the markdown generated.
hope this is of use to someone.
;)