A FoundryVTT module that adds a "Paste Markdown" toolbar button to every rich-text editor — Journal pages, item descriptions, actor bios, scene notes. Paste GitHub-Flavored Markdown into the dialog, click Insert, and you get clean HTML at the cursor. Supports Obsidian syntax.
System-agnostic. Works on Foundry v13 and v14.
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Features
- Toolbar button in every ProseMirror editor (toggleable per surface), except for the chat box as there's not enough space.
- GFM support: tables, task lists, strikethrough, fenced code, autolinks
- Obsidian support: frontmatter → Properties table, callouts → styled blockquotes, wikilinks → plain text
- Foundry enricher tokens pass through (
@UUID[Actor.x]{Bob},[[/r 1d20]], etc.) - HTML sanitization via DOMPurify — no XSS surface
- Inserts at the cursor (or replaces the selection) — non-destructive
Installation
In Foundry's Add-on Modules tab → Install Module → paste this manifest URL:
https://github.com/martin-papy/markdown-paste/releases/latest/download/module.json
Usage
- Open any editor with a ProseMirror toolbar (Journal page, item description, actor bio…).
- Click the Markdown icon in the toolbar.
- Paste your Markdown into the textarea.
- Click Insert. Converted HTML lands at the cursor.
Settings
Found under Configure Settings → Module Settings → Markdown Paste:
- Show in Journal Entry editors (default: on)
- Show in Item sheet editors (default: on)
- Show in Actor sheet editors (default: on)
- Show in other editors (default: on)
- Treat single newlines as line breaks (default: off — standard CommonMark)
- Process Obsidian syntax (default: on)
All settings are client-scope (per-user, not GM-controlled).
