GitHub Writer is an Open Source browser extension that brings WYSIWYG editing to issues, comments, pull requests, wikis and discussions in GitHub. It accepts Markdown input and offers productive writing, starting with tables.
About GitHub Writer on Product Hunt
“An Open Source WYSIWYG editor for GitHub”
GitHub Writer launched on Product Hunt on May 6th, 2020 and earned 192 upvotes and 23 comments, placing #5 on the daily leaderboard. GitHub Writer is an Open Source browser extension that brings WYSIWYG editing to issues, comments, pull requests, wikis and discussions in GitHub. It accepts Markdown input and offers productive writing, starting with tables.
On the analytics side, GitHub Writer competes within Chrome Extensions, Writing and Developer Tools — topics that collectively have 622.7k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how GitHub Writer performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted GitHub Writer?
GitHub Writer was hunted by Swyx. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of GitHub Writer including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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