Markdown Support for Item Descriptions

[sephalias]

What is the problem you are trying to solve with this feature?

Currently, item descriptions in Homebox are limited to plain text, which makes it difficult to format or highlight important information. For example, users cannot add bullet points, headings, bold/italic text, or clickable links. This limitation reduces readability and makes it harder to store structured notes or technical details with items.

What is the solution you are proposing?

Add support for Markdown formatting in the Item Description field. This would allow users to:

• Create lists (bulleted or numbered)
• Emphasize text with bold or italics
• Insert hyperlinks for references (manuals, datasheets, vendor pages, etc.)
• Use inline code formatting for technical notes
• Organize content with headings or separators

This would make descriptions more readable, scannable, and useful for documentation.

What alternatives have you considered?

• Using plain text with manual separators (e.g., dashes, asterisks), but this is harder to read and inconsistent.
• Linking to external documentation instead of storing details in Homebox, but this makes the system less self-contained.
• Storing formatted text in attachments, but that adds unnecessary friction when inline formatting would be enough.

Additional context

Markdown is widely used and lightweight. Libraries exist for safe Markdown rendering, ensuring no security risks. This feature would improve usability for both technical and non-technical users, making Homebox a more powerful inventory/documentation tool.

Contributions

• I have searched through existing ideas in the discussions to check if this is a duplicate

[tankerkiller125]

Description and Notes fields already support markdown. There is no preview or WYSIWYG editor for them at the moment though.

[sephalias]

Ah, got it, thanks for confirming! A preview/WYSIWYG would be super helpful.