Day 4: Plan the Holidays in Markdown (Markdown Editor) 📝

It’s Day 4 of 12 Days of Svelte Apps 🎄

When things get hectic, Markdown keeps your plans:

• structured
• readable
• easy to reuse
• easy to share (or keep private)

Today’s mini-app is a clean Markdown Editor powered by Carta-MD, with a preview that updates as you type.

🔗 Try it live: https://svelte-apps.me/apps/markdown-editor
💻 View the code: https://github.com/Michael-Obele/Svelte-MiniApps/tree/main/src/routes/apps/(app)/markdown-editor

Why Markdown works so well for holiday planning

You don’t need a complicated system — you need:

• headings to chunk your life into sections
• checkboxes for “done / not done”
• links for tickets, receipts, wishlists, and recipes

Bonus: the editor auto-saves your content to localStorage, so you can close the tab and come back later without losing your work.

Copy/paste template

Paste this into the editor and customize it:

   # Holiday Plan 🎄

   ## Gifts
   - [ ] Finalize gift list
   - [ ] Order online gifts
   - [ ] Wrap gifts
   - [ ] Label + stash

   ## Dinner
   - [ ] Decide menu
   - [ ] Buy groceries
   - [ ] Prep dessert
   - [ ] Set cooking timeline

   ## Travel
   - [ ] Confirm bookings
   - [ ] Pack chargers
   - [ ] Print tickets / download passes

A couple quick Markdown tricks

• Use - [ ] for tasks and - [x] for completed items.
• Add links inline: [Recipe](https://example.com).
• Keep one “Notes” section at the bottom for last-minute ideas.

That’s it. Simple structure beats complicated systems.