v2.0 Podlite markup language specification

Podlite is a lightweight block-based markup language designed for flexibility and ease of use.

Podlite 2.0

Specification: https://podlite.org/specification
Release announce: https://podlite.org/2026/5/26/1/podlite-2-0-released

Added

• Attributes on Markdown fenced code blocks
• Per-link configuration attributes for L<> markup code
• Error recovery rules for =table block
• =boundary directive for marking structural section boundaries
• G<> markup code (Guarded) and :masked block attribute for content masking
• =set directive for per-block attribute assignment with multiline values and inline markup support
• Extended :mime-type attribute syntax to accept MIME parameters per RFC 6838, with header=present|absent recognised for CSV/TSV header indication per RFC 4180 §3
• =data-table block for rendering CSV and TSV data, with :src, :columns, :rename attributes

Changed

• Reclassified =include as directive
• Refined :folded definition
• Fixed attribute name inconsistencies in examples

Removed

• Outdated string attribute syntax formats

Links

• Changelog: https://github.com/podlite/podlite-specs/blob/v2.0/Specification.pod6 (=head2 v2.0, Keep a Changelog format)
• Coming in Podlite 2.0: https://podlite.org/2026/5/7/1/coming-in-podlite-2-0
• Editor: https://pod6.in

Specification Source in HTML Discussions Implementation

Publishing system Podlite-web How-to article Issues

Desktop viewer/editor Podlite-desktop Releases Issues

Online resources podlite.org pod6.in github.com/podlite

What's Changed

• Grammar and style Improvements by @zag in #10
• Add =boundary directive by @zag in #20
• Add G<> markup code (Guarded) and :masked attribute by @zag in #21
• Refine :folded definition by @zag in #22
• Add =set directive for per-block attribute assignment by @zag in #23
• Add header MIME parameter to :mime-type for CSV/TSV =data blocks by @zag in #25
• Add =data-table block for CSV/TSV rendering by @zag in #27
• Podlite Specification v2.0 by @zag in #26

Full Changelog: v1.0...v2.0

v1.0 Podlite markup language specification

Podlite is a lightweight block-based markup language designed for flexibility and ease of use.

specification Source 🙏🤩 in HTML Discussions Implementation

publishing system Podlite-web How-to article Issues

desktop viewer/editor Podlite-desktop Releases Issues

online resurces podlite.org pod6.in github.com/podlite

For reading:

Introducing Podlite article: podlite.org/a5V_1
Blog Article about this release : podlite.org/a5Wb1

v1.0 Podlite markup language specification

New:

• Notification blocks, :notify attribute for =nested blocks,

• :folded attribute,

• :folded-levels for =toc block,

• Refactor Named custom blocks and markup custom codes, M<>,

• embedding binary data into documents, =data, :filename, :encoding,

• :mime-type attribute for =include and =data blocks,

• introduce data: schema for use in =picture and =table,

• render tables from CSV files, =table,

• new markdown mode for parser,

• M<> - extends inline markup features,

• add :id, :caption, :lang attributes,

• task lists, =item and :checked attribute,

• intro Selectors,

• table of contents, =toc,

• include block, =include,

• inserting pictures, =picture, P<>,

• mathematical formulas, =formula, F<>,

• Markdown support, =markdown,

• mistake marking, O<>,

• text positioning, J<>, H<>,

• Emoji, E<>,

• contextual backlinks, W<>,

• advanced table format, =row,=cell blocks, :header, :rowspan, :colspan attributes.

Deprecated/removed:

• Contextual aliases,

• =finish,

• markers in comments,

• :margin attribute,

• =encoding directive,

• P<toc:> due to =toc block,

• P<man:>, P<doc:> due to =include block,

• P<> - placement links,

• Declarator block,

• :formatted attribute,

• :like attribute.

What's Changed

• [v1.0] Podlite markup language specification by @zag in #7

Full Changelog: v1.0-beta3...v1.0

v1.0-beta3 Podlite markup language specification

Podlite is a lightweight block-based markup language designed for flexibility and ease of use.

specification Source 🙏🤩 in HTML Discussions Implementation

publishing system Podlite-web How-to article Issues

desktop viewer/editor Podlite-desktop Releases Issues

online resurces podlite.org pod6.in github.com/podlite

1.0-beta3 Podlite markup language specification

New:

• Notification blocks, :notify attribute for =nested blocks,

• :folded attribute,

• :folded-levels for =toc block,

Deprecated/removed:

• Contextual aliases

What's Changed

• [beta3] Podlite markup language specification by @zag in #5

Full Changelog: v1.0-beta2...v1.0-beta3

v1.0-beta2 Podlite markup language specification

Podlite is a lightweight block-based markup language designed for flexibility and ease of use.

specification Source 🙏🤩 in HTML Discussions Implementation

publishing system Podlite-web How-to article Issues

desktop viewer/editor Podlite-desktop Releases Issues

online resurces podlite.org pod6.in github.com/podlite

v1.0-beta2 Podlite markup language specification

New:

• embedding binary data into documents, =data, :filename, :encoding

• :mime-type attribute for =include and =data blocks

• introduce data schema for use in =picture and =table

• render tables from CSV files, =table

• new markdown mode for parser

• M<> - extends inline markup features

Deprecated/removed:

• =finish

• markers in comments

What's Changed

• [beta2] Podlite markup language specification by @zag in #3

Full Changelog: https://github.com/podlite/podlite-specs/commits/v1.0-beta2

v1.0.0-beta1 Podlite markup language specification

Podlite is a lightweight block-based markup language designed for flexibility and ease of use.

📖 Project site: podlite.org
📌 Github: github.com/podlite 🙏🤩

🖥️ Online editor: pod6.in
🖥️ Desktop version: github.com/podlite/podlite-desktop
📚 Podlite for web - static site generator: github.com/podlite/podlite-web

v1.0.0-beta1 Podlite markup language specification

New:

• add :id, :caption, :lang attributes,

• task lists, =item and :checked attribute,

• intro Selectors,

• table of contents, =toc,

• include block, =include,

• inserting pictures, =picture, P<>,

• mathematical formulas, =formula, F<>,

• Markdown support, =markdown

• mistake marking, O<>,

• text positioning, J<>, H<>,

• Emoji, E<>,

• contextual backlinks, W<>

• advanced table format, =row,=cell blocks, :header, :rowspan, :colspan attributes,

Deprecated/removed:

• :margin attribute,

• =encoding directive,

• P<toc:> due to =toc block,

• P<man:>, P<doc:> due to =include block,

• P<> - placement links,

• Declarator block,

• :formatted attribute,

• :like attribute