Understanding GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM)

GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extends basic Markdown (CommonMark) with features that are often needed in practice. The most notable are tables, task lists, strikethrough and autolinks.

Tables are made with pipes (|) and hyphens (-), and task lists use - [ ] and - [x]. These are supported not only on GitHub but in most modern Markdown environments such as GitLab and Notion.

AG MD supports GFM extensions, so it converts documents with tables or checklists accurately. Note that some very old renderers may not support GFM, so check your target platform.

You can find concrete examples of GFM syntax in the table, task list and strikethrough entries of the cheat sheet.