CONVERT MD → TEXTILE (MD to TEXTILE)
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Ghostscript + QPDFHOW TO CONVERT MD → TEXTILE
Drop the MD file
Upload your document — or a ZIP of several documents for batch conversion — through the web form.
Convert through pandoc
Our pandoc-based pipeline opens the MD, preserves structure and typography, and writes the TEXTILE.
Retrieve the document
Click the download button; the TEXTILE is delivered as a single file (or ZIP of files for batch jobs).
Why this pair exists — MD is Markdown, a plain-text format with minimal syntax that renders to formatted HTML. Ergo, the TEXTILE route. A MD to TEXTILE job turns one office document into another without retyping anything. Styles, pagination and embedded content cross the bridge cleanly because we use the same engine that powers professional document pipelines. Upload a MD file above, adjust any Advanced options, and download a ready-to-use TEXTILE. Worth knowing: MD is Markdown, a plain-text format with minimal syntax that renders to formatted HTML. Meanwhile TEXTILE is a document format oriented around a particular office suite or publishing pipeline.
Why convert MD to TEXTILE
Opening MD in the tool that natively reads TEXTILE is rarely clean. Converting upstream rebuilds the document in the target format so headings become headings, lists stay lists, and the receiving tool does not flag layout warnings.
MD vs TEXTILE — Technical specifications
Side-by-side comparison of the technical details.
MD
- MIME type
- text/markdown
- Extensions
- .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd
- Standard
- CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM)
- Encoding
- UTF-8 (conventional)
- Companion spec
- RFC 7763 (2016)
- MIME Type
- text/markdown
- Extension
- .md
- Category
- Documents & Text
- Full Name
- Markdown
- Conversion Engine
- PANDOC
TEXTILE
- MIME type
- text/x-textile
- Extensions
- .textile
- Encoding
- UTF-8
- MIME Type
- text/x-textile
- Extension
- .textile
- Category
- Documents & Text
- Full Name
- Textile Markup
- Conversion Engine
- PANDOC
- Implementations
- RedCloth (Ruby), php-textile, js-textile
- Primary users
- Redmine, Textpattern, early Rails
| Specification | MD | TEXTILE |
|---|---|---|
| MIME type | text/markdown | text/x-textile |
| Extensions | .md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd | .textile |
| Standard | CommonMark, GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) | — |
| Encoding | UTF-8 (conventional) | UTF-8 |
| Companion spec | RFC 7763 (2016) | — |
| MIME Type | text/markdown | text/x-textile |
| Extension | .md | .textile |
| Category | Documents & Text | Documents & Text |
| Full Name | Markdown | Textile Markup |
| Conversion Engine | PANDOC | PANDOC |
| Implementations | — | RedCloth (Ruby), php-textile, js-textile |
| Primary users | — | Redmine, Textpattern, early Rails |
MD vs TEXTILE — Strengths and limitations
What each format does best, and where it falls short.
MD Strengths
- Readable as plain text even before rendering — fits in version control beautifully.
- Dead-simple: 90% of needs covered in 10 minutes of learning.
- Converts trivially to HTML, PDF, EPUB, and DOCX via Pandoc.
- Every modern IDE, note-taking app, and developer tool renders it natively.
- Lightweight — a typical Markdown file is kilobytes, not megabytes.
Limitations
- No formal authoritative spec — CommonMark, GFM, and MultiMarkdown differ on edge cases.
- Tables and complex layouts are clunky; footnotes and math require extensions.
- Links to images stay external — no embedded media unless you base64-inline.
TEXTILE Strengths
- More expressive than Markdown in classical usage (tables, footnotes, classes).
- Mature implementation in RedCloth (Ruby), php-textile, js-textile.
- Core format of Redmine — millions of daily users.
- Clean human-readable syntax.
Limitations
- Market share decimated by Markdown since the mid-2000s.
- Not as widely supported outside the Ruby/Rails ecosystem.
- No CommonMark-style spec — implementations differ on edge cases.
Quality & Compatibility
Headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, hyperlinks and inline images all survive the conversion with their semantic structure intact. Rare features unique to MD — legacy macros, form fields, obscure frame styles — are flattened to static content where no direct TEXTILE equivalent exists. Tracked changes, where both formats support them, transfer cleanly.
Tips for Best Results
- Round-tripping between MD and TEXTILE (converting back and forth) can accumulate small formatting drift — do one conversion and stay in that format.
- If the MD has tracked changes, accept or reject them before converting to avoid surprises in the TEXTILE output.
- Very long documents split cleanly at existing section breaks; add section breaks deliberately if you need precise page boundaries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, as long as the fonts are standard (system fonts or common office fonts like Arial, Calibri, Times, Helvetica). Custom corporate fonts survive if they are embedded in the source document; otherwise the conversion substitutes the closest available match, which can shift line breaks by a character or two.
Yes. Inline images are embedded into the TEXTILE at full resolution, editable tables become native TEXTILE tables, and hyperlinks keep their URLs. Complex features unique to MD — macros, form fields, track-changes — are mapped where an equivalent exists in TEXTILE and flattened into static content otherwise.
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Markdown
Source formatMarkdown is a lightweight markup language that uses plain text formatting syntax. It is widely used in software development, technical documentation, and content management systems.
Textile Markup
Target formatTextile is a lightweight markup language that generates HTML from a human-readable syntax. It was popularized by the Textpattern CMS and the Redmine project management tool, offering a cleaner writing experience than raw HTML.
Going the other way? Convert TEXTILE back to MD with the same engine.
Common Use Cases
Share across platforms
Send TEXTILE files to anyone without worrying about whether they have the right software for MD.
Embed in documents
Drop TEXTILE output into Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Notion or a website without conversion warnings.
Optimize size
TEXTILE often produces smaller files than MD for web, email and storage.
Archive & future-proof
Store in a widely-supported format that will still open on future operating systems without legacy plugins.
MD vs TEXTILE — Typical file sizes
Approximate file sizes for common scenarios.
- README 1-15 KB
- Blog post 2-30 KB
- Full technical manual 50 KB - 2 MB
- Blog post 3-30 KB
- Redmine wiki page 5-50 KB
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