Markdown Perfect: A Markdown Formatter That Works in Any Mac App

If you write Markdown regularly, you know the friction: remembering syntax for nested lists, second-guessing whether your headings use the right level, and constantly switching between your editor and a preview pane to check formatting. What if you had a markdown formatter that worked everywhere on your Mac — not just inside a dedicated editor?

WunderType's Markdown Perfect custom prompt does exactly that. Select messy text in any app, press ⌥⇧⌘M, and get back properly structured Markdown. No copy-pasting into a web tool. No context switching.

Why You Need a Markdown Formatter Outside Your Editor

Most markdown formatting tools are built into specific editors — VS Code, Obsidian, Typora. But Markdown doesn't live in just one place. You draft GitHub README files in one app, write Jekyll blog posts in another, jot down documentation notes in a third, and reply to pull request comments in a browser. Every context switch to "fix the formatting" breaks your flow.

WunderType sits in your macOS menu bar and works system-wide. That means your markdown formatter travels with you across every app: TextEdit, Slack, Notion, Bear, your terminal — anywhere you can select text.

What Markdown Perfect Actually Does

The custom prompt takes unstructured or loosely formatted text and converts it into clean, consistent Markdown. Here's a real example:

Before

I'm writing this article for the blog. It's about the best way to setup a new mac. I need to make sure the headings are right and the lists are formatted correctly.

After

# Best Way to Setup a New Mac

This article will guide you through the best way to set up a new Mac.

## Key Steps:

* **Initial Setup:** Follow the on-screen instructions...

Notice what changed: the prompt extracted a proper heading from the intent, structured the content with hierarchy, added bold emphasis for key terms, and formatted the list correctly. It didn't just slap # symbols onto existing lines — it understood the structure you were aiming for.

Built for Developers and Technical Writers

If your daily workflow includes any of these, Markdown Perfect will save you real time:

• GitHub READMEs and wikis — Draft in any text field, format with one shortcut before committing.
• Documentation sites — Whether you use MkDocs, Docusaurus, or GitBook, get consistent Markdown without linting headaches.
• Obsidian and PKM notes — Quickly structure stream-of-consciousness notes into proper headings and lists.
• Jekyll and Hugo blog posts — Write your front matter and content anywhere, then format before pasting into your static site repo.
• Pull request descriptions — Turn a quick brain dump into a well-structured PR summary right in your browser.

How It Differs from Web-Based Markdown Editors

Tools like Dillinger, StackEdit, or HackMD are great if you want a dedicated writing environment. But they require you to go to them. You copy text out of your actual workspace, paste it into a browser tab, fix it, then copy it back.

WunderType flips this model. The formatting comes to you. Select text, press your shortcut, and the corrected Markdown replaces your selection in place. Your cursor stays where it was. Your focus stays unbroken.

And because Markdown Perfect is a custom prompt, you can tweak the instruction to match your style. Prefer ATX headings over Setext? Want fenced code blocks instead of indented ones? Edit the prompt's instruction and it adapts — no plugin configuration, no settings files.

Set It Up in 30 Seconds

1. Download WunderType from the Mac App Store.
2. Open the app, go to Custom Prompts, and click Add.
3. Name it Markdown Perfect, paste your formatting instruction, and assign ⌥⇧⌘M as the shortcut.
4. Select any text in any app, press the shortcut, and get clean Markdown back.

That's it. No subscription to a web editor. No browser tab you forget to close. Just a keyboard shortcut that turns rough text into polished Markdown, wherever you write.