# Open unmanaged markdown file with Joplin

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/open-unmanaged-markdown-file-with-joplin/47307>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [15 September 2025 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/open-unmanaged-markdown-file-with-joplin/47307 "2025-09-15T13:24:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![josce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@josce](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/josce)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2025 13:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/open-unmanaged-markdown-file-with-joplin/47307/1 "2025-09-15T13:24:14Z")

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It seems that when I have an md file which is not managed as a Joplin note, there is no way to open it with Joplin to either view or edit.

This would be convenient, though.

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**Author:** ![LeoW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leow/32/22171_2.png) [@LeoW](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LeoW)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2025 16:26 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/open-unmanaged-markdown-file-with-joplin/47307/2 "2025-09-15T16:26:25Z")

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Hi,

You can download and install a program called Marktext and it is a markdown file editor that you can register with your computer so it will be the default for opening files with a markdown extension.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2026 16:26 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/open-unmanaged-markdown-file-with-joplin/47307/3 "2026-09-10T16:26:48Z")

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Closed on 10 September 2026 16:26 UTC

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