.MD File Extension

An MD file is a text file created using one of several possible dialects of the Markdown language. It is saved in plain text format but includes inline symbols that define how to format the text (e.g. bold, indentations, headers, table formatting). MD files are designed for authoring plain text documentation that can be easily converted to HTML.

You can open and edit an MD file in any text editor, including:

• Microsoft Notepad (Windows)
• Apple TextEdit (Mac)
• Vim (Linux, Mac)
• GitHub Atom (cross-platform)
• Google Chrome Text (Chrome OS)

However, if you intend to edit an MD file, you may want to open it in a Markdown editor. Markdown editors provide editing and review tools that will help you apply Markdown syntax correctly. Some Markdown editors include:

• ghostwriter (Windows, Linux)
• MacDown (Mac)
• Caret (cross-platform)
• StackEdit (Web)

Game ROM used by emulation software for the SEGA Mega Drive, an older game console (called the SEGA Genesis in North America); stores the contents of a game cartridge; used for running older games on the PC.

NOTE: SBWin can be used to convert MD files to the .BIN SEGA game ROM format, which can be played by many different SEGA Master Drive/Genesis emulators.

Programming file that contains an instruction pattern for each instruction that the target machine supports; referenced by the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), commonly used for compiling programs on Unix systems.

An MD file is a compressed archive created by MDCD, an archiving utility available for MS-DOS. It contains one or more compressed files. MD files are compressed using Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression.

Developer Mike Davenport created MDCD in 1988. The compressed archives MDCD creates are similar to .ZOO files, in that both are compressed using LZW compression. However, while zoo was available primarily for Unix systems, MDCD was available only for MS-DOS.

NOTE: Some MDCD archives may use the .cd extension, instead of .md.

You can open an MD file and extract the files it contains with Deark (multiplatform) or MDCD. Because MDCD is available only for MS-DOS, you may have to run it in an MS-DOS emulator, such as DOSbox.

File created by Sharkport, a hardware accessory for the PlayStation 2; contains a PS2 saved game created by the Sharkport device; used for copying saved games to the PC and sharing them with other players; can be converted to other saved game formats, such as .PSU, using the PS2 Save Builder.

NOTE: Sharkport also now uses the .PS2 extension for saved games.

Data file saved by Moneydance, a personal finance software program similar to Intuit Quicken or Microsoft Money; stores bank accounts, transactions, budgets, stock portfolios, and other information.

Moneydance supports Mac, Windows, Linux, OS/2, Solaris, and Unix platforms.

An MD file is a MuseData musical score. It contains plain text code that represents a piece of music and metadata describing that work. While MD files are no longer widely used, you can still open them with MuseScore and create sheet music from them.

You can open an MD file with MuseScore by selecting File → Open. If you receive an error message notifying you that your MD file is corrupted. If you do, click Ignore. The MD file will then appear in MuseScore as a musical score.

If you need only to see the plain text notation that an MD file contains, you can open it with any text editor, such as Microsoft Notepad, Apple TextEdit, or Github Atom.

MuseScore can convert MD files to several different formats:

• .MSCZ - MuseScore Compressed Score
• .MSCX - MuseScore Music Score
• .MXL - Compressed MusicXML File
• .MUSICXML - MusicXML File
• .MID, .MIDI - MIDI File
• .PDF - Portable Document Format
• .PNG - Portable Network Graphic
• .SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics
• .WAV - WAVE Audio File
• .MP3 - MP3 Audio File
• .FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec File
• .OGG - Ogg Vorbis Audio File