Developers Write Markdown. Writers Use Flare. Stop Bridging It Manually.
Every release cycle, your developer docs and writer docs drift further apart. Manual copy-paste eats hours and introduces errors.
Import Markdown into Flare with structure intact. Auto-generate TOCs from folder structure. Export back to clean Markdown for Git workflows. One source of truth, multi-channel publishing preserved.
Tool tribalism creates drift you can't bridge by hand
You've tried making developers write in Flare. Failed — they won't leave their IDE. You've tried abandoning Flare for Markdown and lost reuse, conditions, and PDF quality. The gap is real.
Manual copy-paste between Markdown and Flare creates errors. Versions diverge. Migration projects from Markdown to Flare take weeks. You shouldn't have to choose between docs-as-code and structured authoring — the right tool for each contributor wins.
Migrate an entire Markdown repo into Flare in a single session — not three weeks
The Markdown Plugin imports Markdown into Flare as properly structured topics — not raw HTML. Auto-generates TOCs from folder structure. Handles standard Markdown, GitHub Flavored Markdown, and extended syntax. Code samples become MadCap snippets. Local links become cross-references. Conditions and metadata preserved.
Then exports back to clean Markdown for Git workflows. Developers contribute where they live. Writers govern where they need to. One source of truth, two formats served, zero copy-paste in between.
Key Features
Import & Export
Convert Markdown files into properly structured Flare topics and export back to clean Markdown for Git-based workflows.
Automatic TOC Creation
Generate a Table of Contents directly from folder structure — import a complete documentation set into Flare in a few clicks.
Built-in Editor
Preview how Markdown files will look when imported into Flare, without needing an external editor.
Advanced Settings
Import code samples as MadCap code snippets, convert local links to cross-references, and manage conditions and metadata.
Pricing
Includes updates and support
The free trial starts once the plugin is installed — no email required.
See It In Action
Markdown Plugin Demo
The Markdown plugin is a game changer for me. By moving our content to Markdown, we can feed our support portal CMS while still generating high-quality PDFs from Flare. But most importantly, it also helps democratize content maintenance beyond the increasingly limited pool of tech writers with Flare expertise. And Mattias' responsiveness to questions and issues is simply the best I have ever seen in the software business.
I can't thank you enough for this plugin. What a life saver! I am in the process of migrating 3 extensive product manuals from markdown to Flare, and it's just a breeze with your plugin. I can even replace tags on a page to apply different formatting. The content comes over so clean and beautiful, there's hardly any post-import work to do. I am extremely grateful and can only recommend this to anyone having to make the move from markdown to Flare.
Common Questions
Will this work with our Flare setup?
Markdown Plugin works with MadCap Flare 2020 and later on Windows. It handles standard Markdown, GitHub Flavored Markdown, and extended syntax. Import creates proper Flare topics with TOC entries — not raw HTML.
What if we outgrow it?
The plugin scales from single-file imports to batch conversion of entire documentation repositories. As your docs-as-code workflow matures, Markdown Plugin grows with it — supporting folder-based TOC generation, cross-references, and metadata preservation.
How long until we see results?
Immediately. Import your first Markdown file and you'll have a properly structured Flare topic in seconds. Teams migrating large Markdown repositories typically complete the import in a single session instead of weeks of manual conversion.
Be the team that finally solved the docs-as-code vs structured authoring war.
$179/year · One source of truth · Multi-channel publishing preserved