Ramble shows you the markdown source — the syntax, the structure, the exact characters that will be parsed downstream. There’s no rich-text mode that hides your work behind rendered output. The source text is the artifact.

This matters because Ramble is built for drafts that become other things: system prompts, README files, documentation, specs. You need to see and control the markdown, not a visual approximation of it.

Formatting

Keyboard shortcuts apply markdown syntax to your selection. If nothing is selected, they wrap the word at the cursor.

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl instead of Cmd.

Line Operations

Delete line uses Ctrl+Shift+K on all platforms (not Cmd on Mac) to avoid conflicts with other applications.

Paste as Markdown

When you paste HTML content — from a webpage, a Google Doc, or a rich-text editor — Ramble converts it to clean markdown automatically. Headings become # syntax, bold becomes **, links become [text](url).

To bypass conversion and paste the raw clipboard text, use Cmd+Shift+V.

Find and Replace

Cmd+F opens the search bar. Cmd+Shift+F opens it in find-and-replace mode. Use Cmd+G and Cmd+Shift+G to jump between matches.

The Preview Panel

Toggle the preview panel with Cmd+Shift+P. It renders your markdown as HTML in a side-by-side view. Drag the divider to resize, or expand it to full width.

The preview is for checking your output — verifying that a table renders correctly, that a link is formatted right. The editor is still where the work happens.

Export

To download a draft as a .md file, open the draft menu and select Export. The file is named with the draft title and the current date — for example, My Prompt - 2026-02-19.md.

Related

• Keyboard Shortcuts — the complete shortcut reference, organized by category
• Collaboration — how editing works with multiple people
• Getting Started — the basics of creating and sharing drafts