Google Rolls Out Native Markdown Editing in Drive and Docs

Google is rolling out native Markdown support in Google Drive and Google Docs, allowing .md and .markdown files to be previewed in Drive and opened, edited, commented on and collaboratively worked on in Docs without converting them into Google Docs files. The change, announced on October 5, 2026, turns Markdown from an import/export format into a file type that can remain intact inside Google's collaboration workflow.