tools

New to GitHub and/or Markdown? Check out our recommended authoring tools.

• GitHub Desktop. Easy-to-use interface to update your local machine clone, create branches, push to GitHub, and more.
• VS Code. Development application to open the repo, edit and create files, and preview pages as you write. We recommend the following extensions:
  • Markdown All in One
  • Markdown Preview GitHub Styling
  • Markdown Preview Enhanced
  • Markdown Preview Mermaid Support and Mermaid Markdown Syntax Highlighting for charts and graphs
• iTerm2. Terminal application for macOS. You can also install Oh My Zsh for theming.