Question 1

What format does the Markdown table parser accept?

Accepted Answer

It accepts GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) pipe tables. Each row starts and ends with a pipe character `|`, columns are separated by pipes, and the second row is a separator row with dashes like `|---|---|`.

Question 2

What output formats are supported?

Accepted Answer

You can export the parsed table as CSV (comma-separated values), TSV (tab-separated values), or JSON (array of objects where keys are the header columns).

Question 3

Does it handle cell alignment markers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The separator row can include colons for alignment (`:---` for left, `:---:` for center, `---:` for right). These are parsed and stripped — they do not affect the exported data.

Question 4

How are special characters in cells handled?

Accepted Answer

In CSV output, cells containing commas, newlines, or double quotes are automatically wrapped in double quotes. Inner double quotes are escaped by doubling them (`""`).

Question 5

Can I convert back from CSV to Markdown table?

Accepted Answer

This tool is one-way: Markdown table → CSV/TSV/JSON. For the reverse direction, use a CSV-to-Markdown converter tool.

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