Description
MarkdownFloor: Effortless Floor Planning, Defined in Plain Text.
Tagline: Visualize Your Spaces, One Line of Markdown at a Time.
Product Overview
MarkdownFloor is an innovative and highly efficient tool that redefines how you design and document floor plans. By leveraging the simplicity and power of Markdown syntax, it allows you to create precise, scalable, and visually appealing architectural layouts using nothing but plain text. Forget complex CAD software or messy hand-drawn sketches – MarkdownFloor empowers architects, interior designers, homeowners, and developers to craft detailed floor plans with unprecedented speed and ease, all while benefiting from version control and seamless collaboration.
Define rooms, walls, doors, windows, and furniture placements using an intuitive, human-readable syntax. MarkdownFloor then renders your text definitions into a beautiful, interactive, and exportable visual floor plan, bridging the gap between simple text and professional design.
Key Features
- Intuitive Markdown-based Syntax:
- Design your entire layout using a simple, easy-to-learn text-based language.
- Define rooms with dimensions: [Living Room 15x20ft]
- Specify walls, doors, and windows:
- - Wall: 20ft (exterior)
- | Door: 3ft (swing-in left)
- *Window: 5ft (double-pane)
- Place furniture and objects with relative or absolute positioning:
- (Sofa: 8x3ft @ 2,2)
- (Kitchen Island: 6x3ft)
- Add annotations and labels directly within your plan text.
- Declarative Design Approach: Focus on what you want to design, not how to draw it. MarkdownFloor handles the visual rendering based on your textual definitions, ensuring consistency and precision.
- Real-time Visualization Engine:
- Watch your text transform instantly into a dynamic, interactive floor plan as you type.
- Toggle between 2D top-down views and (future: simple 3D wireframe previews).
- Highlight specific rooms or elements for focused review.
- Accurate Dimensioning & Scaling:
- Define units (feet, meters) and MarkdownFloor ensures all elements are rendered to scale.
- Automatically generates accurate dimensions for walls, rooms, and objects within the visual plan.
- Version Control & Collaboration Ready:
- Since your floor plans are plain text files, they are perfectly suited for Git, SVN, or any version control system.
- Track changes, revert to previous versions, and merge contributions effortlessly with your team.
- Share plans easily via email, cloud storage, or code repositories – no proprietary software needed to open the source.
- Extensible Object Library:
- Access a growing library of common furniture, appliances, and architectural elements.
- (Pro Feature) Create and save your own custom objects and templates for repeated use.
- Multi-Format Export Options:
- Export your finished floor plans to high-resolution PNG, SVG (for vector editing), and PDF for presentations, printing, or sharing.
- Generate bill of materials (BOM) or object lists from your definitions.
- Cross-Platform & Lightweight:
- Works as a standalone application, a web-based renderer, or an extension for popular text editors (VS Code, Sublime Text).
- Text files are universally compatible and require minimal storage.
How It Works
- Write Your Plan: Open your preferred text editor (or our dedicated MarkdownFloor editor) and start writing your floor plan using the intuitive MarkdownFloor syntax.# My Dream Loft Apartment
[Main Living Area 25x18ft]
- Wall: 25ft
- Wall: 18ft
- Wall: 25ft
- Wall: 18ft
| Door: 3ft (to Entrance Hall)
*Window: 8ft (facing park)
[Kitchen Nook 10x8ft @ (1,1)]
- Wall: 10ft (shared with living)
- Wall: 8ft
- Wall: 10ft
- Wall: 8ft (shared with living)
(Island: 6x3ft)
(Stove: 3x2ft @ 1,2)
[Bedroom 12x14ft @ (14,1)]
- Wall: 12ft
- Wall: 14ft
- Wall: 12ft
- Wall: 14ft
| Door: 3ft (to Main Living Area)
*Window: 6ft (facing street)
(Queen Bed: 7x5ft @ 3,4)
- Visualize Instantly: As you type, the MarkdownFloor engine renders your text into a dynamic, interactive floor plan in a companion pane or separate window.
- Refine & Iterate: Adjust dimensions, move objects, or add new elements with simple text edits. See your changes reflected in real-time.
- Export & Share: Once satisfied, export your plan in your desired format (PNG, SVG, PDF) to share with clients, contractors, or collaborators.
Why Choose MarkdownFloor?
- Speed & Efficiency: Drastically reduce the time spent on initial floor plan creation and revision compared to traditional graphical tools.
- Simplicity & Accessibility: No steep learning curve. If you can write a shopping list, you can design a floor plan.
- Precision & Consistency: Text-defined layouts minimize human error and ensure every element adheres to your specified dimensions.
- Ultimate Collaboration: Share and review plans with anyone, anywhere, using standard text files and version control.
- Lightweight & Portable: Your design files are small, universally readable, and can be stored and transported with ease.
- Cost-Effective: Often available as a free or low-cost solution, eliminating the need for expensive software licenses.
Ideal For
- Architects & Designers: Rapid prototyping, early-stage concept development, client communication, and textual documentation.
- Interior Designers: Experimenting with furniture layouts, space planning, and presenting design options.
- DIY Homeowners: Planning renovations, room makeovers, or new furniture arrangements with ease.
- Real Estate Professionals: Generating quick, clear floor plans for listings and client presentations.
- Software Developers & Technical Teams: Documenting physical layouts, data center racks, or office spaces in a version-controlled, programmatic way.
- Educators & Students: Learning spatial design principles without the overhead of complex software.
Get Started with MarkdownFloor Today!
Ready to revolutionize your floor planning process?
- Try the Online Renderer: Instantly experiment with MarkdownFloor in your browser – no installation required!
- Download the Desktop Application: Experience full features and offline capabilities.
- Install the VS Code Extension: Integrate MarkdownFloor seamlessly into your existing development workflow.
MarkdownFloor: Design Smarter, Not Harder.
