Changelog

A record of all notable changes, improvements, and new features in MDTools.

v1.4.0 June 2025 Latest
  • NEW Added All Tools hub page (/tools) with detailed descriptions of all 7 converters
  • NEW Added Markdown Formatting Guide blog post targeting "markdown formatting" keyword cluster
  • NEW PWA manifest and icon support for mobile "Add to Home Screen" functionality
  • NEW SVG favicon with gradient logo — renders sharply at all sizes
  • NEW Reusable breadcrumb component with BreadcrumbList schema on all non-homepage pages
  • IMPROVED Conditional JavaScript library loading — each tool page only loads the CDN scripts it needs (saves 200–300KB on non-tool pages)
  • IMPROVED Dark mode now applies before page paint to prevent flash of light theme
  • IMPROVED All images now have explicit width and height attributes to prevent Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
v1.3.0 April 2025
  • NEW Added Excel to Markdown converter — supports .xlsx, .xls, and .csv files
  • NEW Added Markdown Table to Excel converter with auto-sized column widths
  • IMPROVED PDF rendering upgraded to html2canvas 1.4.1 for significantly better output quality on retina displays
  • IMPROVED Code block rendering in PDF now uses background shading and monospace font more consistently
  • IMPROVED Dark mode colour palette refined — improved contrast ratios across all surface colours
  • FIXED Table rendering in DOCX output now correctly handles tables with empty cells
  • FIXED Mobile hamburger menu now closes correctly when a nav link is tapped
v1.2.0 February 2025
  • NEW Added HTML to Markdown converter using Turndown.js
  • NEW Added "Copy for Word" button on Markdown to HTML tool — copies both HTML and plain text to clipboard for direct paste into Word/WPS Office
  • NEW Added drag-and-drop file upload support across all tool pages
  • NEW Added "Load Example" button on all tools so new users can see the converter in action immediately
  • IMPROVED Word to Markdown converter now handles tables — outputs proper GitHub-style pipe tables
  • IMPROVED Scroll-reveal animation for feature cards and step cards added for a more polished feel
  • FIXED Fixed a bug where the live preview would briefly show raw Markdown syntax before rendering on slow connections
v1.1.0 January 2025
  • NEW Added Markdown to HTML converter with live rendered preview
  • NEW Added Word to Markdown converter using Mammoth.js
  • NEW Dark/light theme toggle with localStorage persistence
  • NEW Blog section launched with initial posts: What is Markdown, Markdown vs Word, Markdown Cheatsheet
  • IMPROVED Navigation updated with dropdown menu for secondary tools
  • IMPROVED FAQ page launched with 20+ questions covering all tools
  • IMPROVED Schema markup added: WebApplication, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, BlogPosting
v1.0.0 December 2024
  • NEW Initial launch of MDTools
  • NEW Markdown to Word (.docx) converter — the flagship tool
  • NEW Markdown to PDF converter
  • NEW Markdown to DOCX alternate URL (/markdown-to-docx)
  • NEW All conversions run in-browser — no server upload, no account required
  • NEW Live Markdown preview with real-time rendering
  • NEW About, Contact, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service pages
  • NEW Google Analytics 4 integration with IP anonymisation