Start without a setup ritual
An online Markdown editor is useful when you need a page now: a meeting is starting, an idea needs a little room, or you want to turn a rough list into a readable document. Open Beauty in a modern browser and begin with the words.
There is no Beauty account to create. The browser editor and local writing are free. You can use Markdown shorthand or formatting controls for headings, emphasis, lists, and links, then add tables or code where the document needs them.
The animated example above is a demonstration. Use “Open the free editor” to enter the actual app and write a note of your own.
Where browser notes live
Beauty stores browser notes in encrypted local storage on that device. That is different from saving a .md file directly into a desktop folder, and different from keeping a server-hosted copy in an online account.
Browser storage belongs to the browser and its profile. Clearing site data can remove it, private browsing is temporary, and opening another browser does not automatically bring the same library with you. Export important work and keep a backup somewhere you control.
If you want your library in ordinary files on disk, the Mac editor is the better match. If you want to understand the connection requirements, the offline writing guide separates local editing from features that need other devices.
Make a useful document quickly
Start with a title, then give the page only as much structure as it needs. A heading and three bullets are often enough for a first draft. You can add checkboxes when a line becomes an action and a table when several items share the same properties.
For a meeting, use the free Markdown meeting notes template. For a document with structured information, read the table guide. Both let you begin with a working example instead of an empty page.
You can also paste existing text into the editor. Rich text is converted into Markdown structure where supported; code stays code. Check the result after pasting complex source material, especially tables and images.
Export before you close the chapter
Choose the format that fits the next use of the document:
- Markdown keeps the text editable and portable.
- HTML carries a rendered document into a web workflow.
- PDF gives someone a document they can read without a Markdown editor.
The PDF export guide includes a sample source document you can download and try. For important writing, exporting is part of finishing the session, not just a way to share it.
Share a session when you need company
Beauty supports live sharing through a link. Participants exchange edits between their devices. This is a live session: someone must keep the note open for others to join. It is not a permanently hosted public page.
For a document that should remain readable after everyone closes the editor, send an exported file. For a discussion while the writing is happening, a shared session lets you work on the words together.