Compose Markdown
805 stars
by Jeziel Lago
Markdown Text component for Jetpack Compose that renders markdown content natively.
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MarkdownText - Jetpack Compose
- Markdown
- HTML
- Image
- Highlight
- Linkfy
- Table
Setup
- Open the file
settings.gradle(it looks like that)
dependencyResolutionManagement {
repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
repositories {
google()
mavenCentral()
// add jitpack here 👇🏽
maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
...
}
}
...
- Sync the project
- Add
compose-markdowndependency
dependencies {
implementation 'com.github.jeziellago:compose-markdown:{LAST-RELEASE}'
}
Supported attributes
Most of the attributes of that a default Text composable has are also supported by MarkdownText.
The font can be changed by passing a font xml resource as fontResource parameter.
How to use
val markdownContent = """
# Sample
* Markdown
* [Link](https://example.com)

<a href="https://www.google.com/">Google</a>
"""
//Minimal example
@Composable
fun MinimalExampleContent() {
MarkdownText(markdown = markdownContent)
}
//Complex example
@Composable
fun ComplexExampleContent() {
MarkdownText(
modifier = Modifier.padding(8.dp),
markdown = markdown,
maxLines = 3,
fontResource = R.font.montserrat_medium,
style = TextStyle(
color = Color.Blue,
fontSize = 12.sp,
lineHeight = 10.sp,
textAlign = TextAlign.Justify,
),
)
}
Contributors
Thank you all for your contribution! ❤️
Stargazers over time
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Jeziel Lago
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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