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Mac Services: Filter through Markdown

On the shell you can run:

pbcopy | mmd | pbpaste

to get text (Markdown) copied to the clipboard converted to HTML easily.

This procedure can be automated with Automator:

• Create a new service.
• Service receives selected text in any application and replaces selected text.
• Add Action named Run Shell Script
• Enter the following command into the text field, e.g. /usr/local/bin/mmd
• Save the Service and give it a descriptive name, e.g. Filter through Markdown.

Now you can filter text through Markdown in almost any application using Services → Filter through Markdown.