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GitHub Writer

An Open Source WYSIWYG editor for GitHub

Chrome Extensions
Writing
Developer Tools

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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.

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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.

GitHub Writer was featured in Chrome Extensions (52.6k followers), Writing (59.1k followers) and Developer Tools (511k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 87.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.

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.

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