diff --git a/app/Config/setting-defaults.php b/app/Config/setting-defaults.php
index 5e1e4348a..4e7ba2fcb 100644
--- a/app/Config/setting-defaults.php
+++ b/app/Config/setting-defaults.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ return [
         'ui-shortcuts'          => '{}',
         'ui-shortcuts-enabled'  => false,
         'dark-mode-enabled'     => env('APP_DEFAULT_DARK_MODE', false),
+        'md-show-preview'       => true,
+        'md-scroll-sync'        => true,
         'bookshelves_view_type' => env('APP_VIEWS_BOOKSHELVES', 'grid'),
         'bookshelf_view_type'   => env('APP_VIEWS_BOOKSHELF', 'grid'),
         'books_view_type'       => env('APP_VIEWS_BOOKS', 'grid'),
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/UserPreferencesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/UserPreferencesController.php
index aef959712..11ff338f3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/UserPreferencesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/UserPreferencesController.php
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ class UserPreferencesController extends Controller
         return response('', 204);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update the favorite status for a code language.
+     */
     public function updateCodeLanguageFavourite(Request $request)
     {
         $validated = $this->validate($request, [
@@ -134,5 +137,27 @@ class UserPreferencesController extends Controller
         }
 
         setting()->putForCurrentUser('code-language-favourites', implode(',', $currentFavorites));
+        return response('', 204);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update a boolean user preference setting.
+     */
+    public function updateBooleanPreference(Request $request)
+    {
+        $allowedKeys = ['md-scroll-sync', 'md-show-preview'];
+        $validated = $this->validate($request, [
+            'name'  => ['required', 'string'],
+            'value' => ['required'],
+        ]);
+
+        if (!in_array($validated['name'], $allowedKeys)) {
+            return response('Invalid boolean preference', 500);
+        }
+
+        $value = $validated['value'] === 'true' ? 'true' : 'false';
+        setting()->putForCurrentUser($validated['name'], $value);
+
+        return response('', 204);
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/icons/image.svg b/resources/icons/image.svg
index 12ab73870..fcb5e8e85 100644
--- a/resources/icons/image.svg
+++ b/resources/icons/image.svg
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-    <path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/>
-    <path d="M21 19V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2H5c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2zM8.5 13.5l2.5 3.01L14.5 12l4.5 6H5l3.5-4.5z"/>
-</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M19 5v14H5V5h14m0-2H5c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm-4.86 8.86l-3 3.87L9 13.14 6 17h12l-3.86-5.14z"/></svg>
diff --git a/resources/js/components/markdown-editor.js b/resources/js/components/markdown-editor.js
index b9567d864..373fedf48 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/markdown-editor.js
+++ b/resources/js/components/markdown-editor.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
-import mdTasksLists from 'markdown-it-task-lists';
-import Clipboard from "../services/clipboard";
 import {debounce} from "../services/util";
-import {patchDomFromHtmlString} from "../services/vdom";
-import DrawIO from "../services/drawio";
 import {Component} from "./component";
+import {init as initEditor} from "../markdown/editor";
 
 export class MarkdownEditor extends Component {
 
@@ -16,80 +12,55 @@ export class MarkdownEditor extends Component {
         this.imageUploadErrorText = this.$opts.imageUploadErrorText;
         this.serverUploadLimitText = this.$opts.serverUploadLimitText;
 
-        this.markdown = new MarkdownIt({html: true});
-        this.markdown.use(mdTasksLists, {label: true});
+        this.display = this.$refs.display;
+        this.input = this.$refs.input;
+        this.settingContainer = this.$refs.settingContainer;
 
-        this.display = this.elem.querySelector('.markdown-display');
-
-        this.displayStylesLoaded = false;
-        this.input = this.elem.querySelector('textarea');
-
-        this.cm = null;
-        this.Code = null;
-        const cmLoadPromise = window.importVersioned('code').then(Code => {
-            this.cm = Code.markdownEditor(this.input);
-            this.Code = Code;
-            return this.cm;
-        });
-
-        this.onMarkdownScroll = this.onMarkdownScroll.bind(this);
-
-        const displayLoad = () => {
-            this.displayDoc = this.display.contentDocument;
-            this.init(cmLoadPromise);
-        };
-
-        if (this.display.contentDocument.readyState === 'complete') {
-            displayLoad();
-        } else {
-            this.display.addEventListener('load', displayLoad.bind(this));
-        }
-
-        window.$events.emitPublic(this.elem, 'editor-markdown::setup', {
-            markdownIt: this.markdown,
+        this.editor = null;
+        initEditor({
+            pageId: this.pageId,
+            container: this.elem,
             displayEl: this.display,
-            codeMirrorInstance: this.cm,
+            inputEl: this.input,
+            drawioUrl: this.getDrawioUrl(),
+            text: {
+                serverUploadLimit: this.serverUploadLimitText,
+                imageUploadError: this.imageUploadErrorText,
+            },
+            settings: this.loadSettings(),
+        }).then(editor => {
+            this.editor = editor;
+            this.setupListeners();
+            this.emitEditorEvents();
+            this.scrollToTextIfNeeded();
+            this.editor.actions.updateAndRender();
         });
     }
 
-    init(cmLoadPromise) {
-
-        let lastClick = 0;
-
-        // Prevent markdown display link click redirect
-        this.displayDoc.addEventListener('click', event => {
-            let isDblClick = Date.now() - lastClick < 300;
-
-            let link = event.target.closest('a');
-            if (link !== null) {
-                event.preventDefault();
-                window.open(link.getAttribute('href'));
-                return;
-            }
-
-            let drawing = event.target.closest('[drawio-diagram]');
-            if (drawing !== null && isDblClick) {
-                this.actionEditDrawing(drawing);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            lastClick = Date.now();
+    emitEditorEvents() {
+        window.$events.emitPublic(this.elem, 'editor-markdown::setup', {
+            markdownIt: this.editor.markdown.getRenderer(),
+            displayEl: this.display,
+            codeMirrorInstance: this.editor.cm,
         });
+    }
+
+    setupListeners() {
 
         // Button actions
         this.elem.addEventListener('click', event => {
             let button = event.target.closest('button[data-action]');
             if (button === null) return;
 
-            let action = button.getAttribute('data-action');
-            if (action === 'insertImage') this.actionInsertImage();
-            if (action === 'insertLink') this.actionShowLinkSelector();
+            const action = button.getAttribute('data-action');
+            if (action === 'insertImage') this.editor.actions.insertImage();
+            if (action === 'insertLink') this.editor.actions.showLinkSelector();
             if (action === 'insertDrawing' && (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey)) {
-                this.actionShowImageManager();
+                this.editor.actions.showImageManager();
                 return;
             }
-            if (action === 'insertDrawing') this.actionStartDrawing();
-            if (action === 'fullscreen') this.actionFullScreen();
+            if (action === 'insertDrawing') this.editor.actions.startDrawing();
+            if (action === 'fullscreen') this.editor.actions.fullScreen();
         });
 
         // Mobile section toggling
@@ -98,531 +69,58 @@ export class MarkdownEditor extends Component {
             if (!toolbarLabel) return;
 
             const currentActiveSections = this.elem.querySelectorAll('.markdown-editor-wrap');
-            for (let activeElem of currentActiveSections) {
+            for (const activeElem of currentActiveSections) {
                 activeElem.classList.remove('active');
             }
 
             toolbarLabel.closest('.markdown-editor-wrap').classList.add('active');
         });
 
-        cmLoadPromise.then(cm => {
-            this.codeMirrorSetup(cm);
-
-            // Refresh CodeMirror on container resize
-            const resizeDebounced = debounce(() => this.Code.updateLayout(cm), 100, false);
-            const observer = new ResizeObserver(resizeDebounced);
-            observer.observe(this.elem);
+        // Setting changes
+        this.settingContainer.addEventListener('change', e => {
+            const actualInput = e.target.parentNode.querySelector('input[type="hidden"]');
+            const name = actualInput.getAttribute('name');
+            const value = actualInput.getAttribute('value');
+            window.$http.patch('/preferences/update-boolean', {name, value});
+            this.editor.settings.set(name, value === 'true');
         });
 
-        this.listenForBookStackEditorEvents();
+        // Refresh CodeMirror on container resize
+        const resizeDebounced = debounce(() => this.editor.cm.refresh(), 100, false);
+        const observer = new ResizeObserver(resizeDebounced);
+        observer.observe(this.elem);
+    }
 
-        // Scroll to text if needed.
+    loadSettings() {
+        const settings = {};
+        const inputs = this.settingContainer.querySelectorAll('input[type="hidden"]');
+
+        for (const input of inputs) {
+            settings[input.getAttribute('name')] = input.value === 'true';
+        }
+
+        return settings;
+    }
+
+    scrollToTextIfNeeded() {
         const queryParams = (new URL(window.location)).searchParams;
         const scrollText = queryParams.get('content-text');
         if (scrollText) {
-            this.scrollToText(scrollText);
+            this.editor.actions.scrollToText(scrollText);
         }
     }
 
-    // Update the input content and render the display.
-    updateAndRender() {
-        const content = this.cm.getValue();
-        this.input.value = content;
-
-        const html = this.markdown.render(content);
-        window.$events.emit('editor-html-change', html);
-        window.$events.emit('editor-markdown-change', content);
-
-        // Set body content
-        const target = this.getDisplayTarget();
-        this.displayDoc.body.className = 'page-content';
-        patchDomFromHtmlString(target, html);
-
-        // Copy styles from page head and set custom styles for editor
-        this.loadStylesIntoDisplay();
-    }
-
-    getDisplayTarget() {
-        const body = this.displayDoc.body;
-
-        if (body.children.length === 0) {
-            const wrap = document.createElement('div');
-            this.displayDoc.body.append(wrap);
-        }
-
-        return body.children[0];
-    }
-
-    loadStylesIntoDisplay() {
-        if (this.displayStylesLoaded) return;
-        this.displayDoc.documentElement.classList.add('markdown-editor-display');
-        // Set display to be dark mode if parent is
-
-        if (document.documentElement.classList.contains('dark-mode')) {
-            this.displayDoc.documentElement.style.backgroundColor = '#222';
-            this.displayDoc.documentElement.classList.add('dark-mode');
-        }
-
-        this.displayDoc.head.innerHTML = '';
-        const styles = document.head.querySelectorAll('style,link[rel=stylesheet]');
-        for (let style of styles) {
-            const copy = style.cloneNode(true);
-            this.displayDoc.head.appendChild(copy);
-        }
-
-        this.displayStylesLoaded = true;
-    }
-
-    onMarkdownScroll(lineCount) {
-        const elems = this.displayDoc.body.children;
-        if (elems.length <= lineCount) return;
-
-        const topElem = (lineCount === -1) ? elems[elems.length-1] : elems[lineCount];
-        topElem.scrollIntoView({ block: 'start', inline: 'nearest', behavior: 'smooth'});
-    }
-
-    codeMirrorSetup(cm) {
-        const context = this;
-
-        // Text direction
-        // cm.setOption('direction', this.textDirection);
-        cm.setOption('direction', 'ltr'); // Will force to remain as ltr for now due to issues when HTML is in editor.
-        // Custom key commands
-        let metaKey = this.Code.getMetaKey();
-        const extraKeys = {};
-        // Insert Image shortcut
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-Alt-I`] = function(cm) {
-            let selectedText = cm.getSelection();
-            let newText = `![${selectedText}](http://)`;
-            let cursorPos = cm.getCursor('from');
-            cm.replaceSelection(newText);
-            cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length -1);
-        };
-        // Save draft
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-S`] = cm => {window.$events.emit('editor-save-draft')};
-        // Save page
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-Enter`] = cm => {window.$events.emit('editor-save-page')};
-        // Show link selector
-        extraKeys[`Shift-${metaKey}-K`] = cm => {this.actionShowLinkSelector()};
-        // Insert Link
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-K`] = cm => {insertLink()};
-        // FormatShortcuts
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-1`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('##');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-2`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('###');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-3`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('####');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-4`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('#####');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-5`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-D`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-6`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('>');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-Q`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('>');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-7`] = cm => {wrapSelection('\n```\n', '\n```');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-8`] = cm => {wrapSelection('`', '`');};
-        extraKeys[`Shift-${metaKey}-E`] = cm => {wrapSelection('`', '`');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-9`] = cm => {wrapSelection('<p class="callout info">', '</p>');};
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-P`] = cm => {replaceLineStart('-')}
-        extraKeys[`${metaKey}-O`] = cm => {replaceLineStartForOrderedList()}
-        cm.setOption('extraKeys', extraKeys);
-
-        // Update data on content change
-        cm.on('change', (instance, changeObj) => {
-            this.updateAndRender();
-        });
-
-        const onScrollDebounced = debounce((instance) => {
-            // Thanks to http://liuhao.im/english/2015/11/10/the-sync-scroll-of-markdown-editor-in-javascript.html
-            let scroll = instance.getScrollInfo();
-            let atEnd = scroll.top + scroll.clientHeight === scroll.height;
-            if (atEnd) {
-                this.onMarkdownScroll(-1);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            let lineNum = instance.lineAtHeight(scroll.top, 'local');
-            let range = instance.getRange({line: 0, ch: null}, {line: lineNum, ch: null});
-            let parser = new DOMParser();
-            let doc = parser.parseFromString(this.markdown.render(range), 'text/html');
-            let totalLines = doc.documentElement.querySelectorAll('body > *');
-            this.onMarkdownScroll(totalLines.length);
-        }, 100);
-
-        // Handle scroll to sync display view
-        cm.on('scroll', instance => {
-            onScrollDebounced(instance);
-        });
-
-        // Handle image paste
-        cm.on('paste', (cm, event) => {
-            const clipboard = new Clipboard(event.clipboardData || event.dataTransfer);
-
-            // Don't handle the event ourselves if no items exist of contains table-looking data
-            if (!clipboard.hasItems() || clipboard.containsTabularData()) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const images = clipboard.getImages();
-            for (const image of images) {
-                uploadImage(image);
-            }
-        });
-
-        // Handle image & content drag n drop
-        cm.on('drop', (cm, event) => {
-
-            const templateId = event.dataTransfer.getData('bookstack/template');
-            if (templateId) {
-                const cursorPos = cm.coordsChar({left: event.pageX, top: event.pageY});
-                cm.setCursor(cursorPos);
-                event.preventDefault();
-                window.$http.get(`/templates/${templateId}`).then(resp => {
-                    const content = resp.data.markdown || resp.data.html;
-                    cm.replaceSelection(content);
-                });
-            }
-
-            const clipboard = new Clipboard(event.dataTransfer);
-            if (clipboard.hasItems() && clipboard.getImages().length > 0) {
-                const cursorPos = cm.coordsChar({left: event.pageX, top: event.pageY});
-                cm.setCursor(cursorPos);
-                event.stopPropagation();
-                event.preventDefault();
-                const images = clipboard.getImages();
-                for (const image of images) {
-                    uploadImage(image);
-                }
-            }
-
-        });
-
-        // Helper to replace editor content
-        function replaceContent(search, replace) {
-            let text = cm.getValue();
-            let cursor = cm.listSelections();
-            cm.setValue(text.replace(search, replace));
-            cm.setSelections(cursor);
-        }
-
-        // Helper to replace the start of the line
-        function replaceLineStart(newStart) {
-            let cursor = cm.getCursor();
-            let lineContent = cm.getLine(cursor.line);
-            let lineLen = lineContent.length;
-            let lineStart = lineContent.split(' ')[0];
-
-            // Remove symbol if already set
-            if (lineStart === newStart) {
-                lineContent = lineContent.replace(`${newStart} `, '');
-                cm.replaceRange(lineContent, {line: cursor.line, ch: 0}, {line: cursor.line, ch: lineLen});
-                cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch - (newStart.length + 1)});
-                return;
-            }
-
-            let alreadySymbol = /^[#>`]/.test(lineStart);
-            let posDif = 0;
-            if (alreadySymbol) {
-                posDif = newStart.length - lineStart.length;
-                lineContent = lineContent.replace(lineStart, newStart).trim();
-            } else if (newStart !== '') {
-                posDif = newStart.length + 1;
-                lineContent = newStart + ' ' + lineContent;
-            }
-            cm.replaceRange(lineContent, {line: cursor.line, ch: 0}, {line: cursor.line, ch: lineLen});
-            cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch + posDif});
-        }
-
-        function wrapLine(start, end) {
-            let cursor = cm.getCursor();
-            let lineContent = cm.getLine(cursor.line);
-            let lineLen = lineContent.length;
-            let newLineContent = lineContent;
-
-            if (lineContent.indexOf(start) === 0 && lineContent.slice(-end.length) === end) {
-                newLineContent = lineContent.slice(start.length, lineContent.length - end.length);
-            } else {
-                newLineContent = `${start}${lineContent}${end}`;
-            }
-
-            cm.replaceRange(newLineContent, {line: cursor.line, ch: 0}, {line: cursor.line, ch: lineLen});
-            cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch + start.length});
-        }
-
-        function wrapSelection(start, end) {
-            let selection = cm.getSelection();
-            if (selection === '') return wrapLine(start, end);
-
-            let newSelection = selection;
-            let frontDiff = 0;
-            let endDiff = 0;
-
-            if (selection.indexOf(start) === 0 && selection.slice(-end.length) === end) {
-                newSelection = selection.slice(start.length, selection.length - end.length);
-                endDiff = -(end.length + start.length);
-            } else {
-                newSelection = `${start}${selection}${end}`;
-                endDiff = start.length + end.length;
-            }
-
-            let selections = cm.listSelections()[0];
-            cm.replaceSelection(newSelection);
-            let headFirst = selections.head.ch <= selections.anchor.ch;
-            selections.head.ch += headFirst ? frontDiff : endDiff;
-            selections.anchor.ch += headFirst ? endDiff : frontDiff;
-            cm.setSelections([selections]);
-        }
-
-        function replaceLineStartForOrderedList() {
-            const cursor = cm.getCursor();
-            const prevLineContent = cm.getLine(cursor.line - 1) || '';
-            const listMatch = prevLineContent.match(/^(\s*)(\d)([).])\s/) || [];
-
-            const number = (Number(listMatch[2]) || 0) + 1;
-            const whiteSpace = listMatch[1] || '';
-            const listMark = listMatch[3] || '.'
-
-            const prefix = `${whiteSpace}${number}${listMark}`;
-            return replaceLineStart(prefix);
-        }
-
-        // Handle image upload and add image into markdown content
-        function uploadImage(file) {
-            if (file === null || file.type.indexOf('image') !== 0) return;
-            let ext = 'png';
-
-            if (file.name) {
-                let fileNameMatches = file.name.match(/\.(.+)$/);
-                if (fileNameMatches.length > 1) ext = fileNameMatches[1];
-            }
-
-            // Insert image into markdown
-            const id = "image-" + Math.random().toString(16).slice(2);
-            const placeholderImage = window.baseUrl(`/loading.gif#upload${id}`);
-            const selectedText = cm.getSelection();
-            const placeHolderText = `![${selectedText}](${placeholderImage})`;
-            const cursor = cm.getCursor();
-            cm.replaceSelection(placeHolderText);
-            cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch + selectedText.length + 3});
-
-            const remoteFilename = "image-" + Date.now() + "." + ext;
-            const formData = new FormData();
-            formData.append('file', file, remoteFilename);
-            formData.append('uploaded_to', context.pageId);
-
-            window.$http.post('/images/gallery', formData).then(resp => {
-                const newContent = `[![${selectedText}](${resp.data.thumbs.display})](${resp.data.url})`;
-                replaceContent(placeHolderText, newContent);
-            }).catch(err => {
-                window.$events.emit('error', context.imageUploadErrorText);
-                replaceContent(placeHolderText, selectedText);
-                console.log(err);
-            });
-        }
-
-        function insertLink() {
-            let cursorPos = cm.getCursor('from');
-            let selectedText = cm.getSelection() || '';
-            let newText = `[${selectedText}]()`;
-            cm.focus();
-            cm.replaceSelection(newText);
-            let cursorPosDiff = (selectedText === '') ? -3 : -1;
-            cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length+cursorPosDiff);
-        }
-
-       this.updateAndRender();
-    }
-
-    actionInsertImage() {
-        const cursorPos = this.cm.getCursor('from');
-        /** @type {ImageManager} **/
-        const imageManager = window.$components.first('image-manager');
-        imageManager.show(image => {
-            const imageUrl = image.thumbs.display || image.url;
-            let selectedText = this.cm.getSelection();
-            let newText = "[![" + (selectedText || image.name) + "](" + imageUrl + ")](" + image.url + ")";
-            this.cm.focus();
-            this.cm.replaceSelection(newText);
-            this.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length);
-        }, 'gallery');
-    }
-
-    actionShowImageManager() {
-        const cursorPos = this.cm.getCursor('from');
-        /** @type {ImageManager} **/
-        const imageManager = window.$components.first('image-manager');
-        imageManager.show(image => {
-            this.insertDrawing(image, cursorPos);
-        }, 'drawio');
-    }
-
-    // Show the popup link selector and insert a link when finished
-    actionShowLinkSelector() {
-        const cursorPos = this.cm.getCursor('from');
-        /** @type {EntitySelectorPopup} **/
-        const selector = window.$components.first('entity-selector-popup');
-        selector.show(entity => {
-            let selectedText = this.cm.getSelection() || entity.name;
-            let newText = `[${selectedText}](${entity.link})`;
-            this.cm.focus();
-            this.cm.replaceSelection(newText);
-            this.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length);
-        });
-    }
-
+    /**
+     * Get the URL for the configured drawio instance.
+     * @returns {String}
+     */
     getDrawioUrl() {
-        const drawioUrlElem = document.querySelector('[drawio-url]');
-        return drawioUrlElem ? drawioUrlElem.getAttribute('drawio-url') : false;
-    }
-
-    // Show draw.io if enabled and handle save.
-    actionStartDrawing() {
-        const url = this.getDrawioUrl();
-        if (!url) return;
-
-        const cursorPos = this.cm.getCursor('from');
-
-        DrawIO.show(url,() => {
-            return Promise.resolve('');
-        }, (pngData) => {
-
-            const data = {
-                image: pngData,
-                uploaded_to: Number(this.pageId),
-            };
-
-            window.$http.post("/images/drawio", data).then(resp => {
-                this.insertDrawing(resp.data, cursorPos);
-                DrawIO.close();
-            }).catch(err => {
-                this.handleDrawingUploadError(err);
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
-    insertDrawing(image, originalCursor) {
-        const newText = `<div drawio-diagram="${image.id}"><img src="${image.url}"></div>`;
-        this.cm.focus();
-        this.cm.replaceSelection(newText);
-        this.cm.setCursor(originalCursor.line, originalCursor.ch + newText.length);
-    }
-
-    // Show draw.io if enabled and handle save.
-    actionEditDrawing(imgContainer) {
-        const drawioUrl = this.getDrawioUrl();
-        if (!drawioUrl) {
-            return;
+        const drawioAttrEl = document.querySelector('[drawio-url]');
+        if (!drawioAttrEl) {
+            return '';
         }
 
-        const cursorPos = this.cm.getCursor('from');
-        const drawingId = imgContainer.getAttribute('drawio-diagram');
-
-        DrawIO.show(drawioUrl, () => {
-            return DrawIO.load(drawingId);
-        }, (pngData) => {
-
-            let data = {
-                image: pngData,
-                uploaded_to: Number(this.pageId),
-            };
-
-            window.$http.post("/images/drawio", data).then(resp => {
-                let newText = `<div drawio-diagram="${resp.data.id}"><img src="${resp.data.url}"></div>`;
-                let newContent = this.cm.getValue().split('\n').map(line => {
-                    if (line.indexOf(`drawio-diagram="${drawingId}"`) !== -1) {
-                        return newText;
-                    }
-                    return line;
-                }).join('\n');
-                this.cm.setValue(newContent);
-                this.cm.setCursor(cursorPos);
-                this.cm.focus();
-                DrawIO.close();
-            }).catch(err => {
-                this.handleDrawingUploadError(err);
-            });
-        });
+        return drawioAttrEl.getAttribute('drawio-url') || '';
     }
 
-    handleDrawingUploadError(error) {
-        if (error.status === 413) {
-            window.$events.emit('error', this.serverUploadLimitText);
-        } else {
-            window.$events.emit('error', this.imageUploadErrorText);
-        }
-        console.log(error);
-    }
-
-    // Make the editor full screen
-    actionFullScreen() {
-        const alreadyFullscreen = this.elem.classList.contains('fullscreen');
-        this.elem.classList.toggle('fullscreen', !alreadyFullscreen);
-        document.body.classList.toggle('markdown-fullscreen', !alreadyFullscreen);
-    }
-
-    // Scroll to a specified text
-    scrollToText(searchText) {
-        if (!searchText) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const content = this.cm.getValue();
-        const lines = content.split(/\r?\n/);
-        let lineNumber = lines.findIndex(line => {
-            return line && line.indexOf(searchText) !== -1;
-        });
-
-        if (lineNumber === -1) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        this.cm.scrollIntoView({
-            line: lineNumber,
-        }, 200);
-        this.cm.focus();
-        // set the cursor location.
-        this.cm.setCursor({
-            line: lineNumber,
-            char: lines[lineNumber].length
-        })
-    }
-
-    listenForBookStackEditorEvents() {
-
-        function getContentToInsert({html, markdown}) {
-            return markdown || html;
-        }
-
-        // Replace editor content
-        window.$events.listen('editor::replace', (eventContent) => {
-            const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
-            this.cm.setValue(markdown);
-        });
-
-        // Append editor content
-        window.$events.listen('editor::append', (eventContent) => {
-            const cursorPos = this.cm.getCursor('from');
-            const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
-            const content = this.cm.getValue() + '\n' + markdown;
-            this.cm.setValue(content);
-            this.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch);
-        });
-
-        // Prepend editor content
-        window.$events.listen('editor::prepend', (eventContent) => {
-            const cursorPos = this.cm.getCursor('from');
-            const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
-            const content = markdown + '\n' + this.cm.getValue();
-            this.cm.setValue(content);
-            const prependLineCount = markdown.split('\n').length;
-            this.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line + prependLineCount, cursorPos.ch);
-        });
-
-        // Insert editor content at the current location
-        window.$events.listen('editor::insert', (eventContent) => {
-            const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
-            this.cm.replaceSelection(markdown);
-        });
-
-        // Focus on editor
-        window.$events.listen('editor::focus', () => {
-            this.cm.focus();
-        });
-    }
 }
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/actions.js b/resources/js/markdown/actions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2c3409a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,448 @@
+import DrawIO from "../services/drawio";
+
+export class Actions {
+    /**
+     * @param {MarkdownEditor} editor
+     */
+    constructor(editor) {
+        this.editor = editor;
+    }
+
+    updateAndRender() {
+        const content = this.editor.cm.getValue();
+        this.editor.config.inputEl.value = content;
+
+        const html = this.editor.markdown.render(content);
+        window.$events.emit('editor-html-change', html);
+        window.$events.emit('editor-markdown-change', content);
+        this.editor.display.patchWithHtml(html);
+    }
+
+    insertImage() {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+        /** @type {ImageManager} **/
+        const imageManager = window.$components.first('image-manager');
+        imageManager.show(image => {
+            const imageUrl = image.thumbs.display || image.url;
+            let selectedText = this.editor.cm.getSelection();
+            let newText = "[![" + (selectedText || image.name) + "](" + imageUrl + ")](" + image.url + ")";
+            this.editor.cm.focus();
+            this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(newText);
+            this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length);
+        }, 'gallery');
+    }
+
+    insertLink() {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+        const selectedText = this.editor.cm.getSelection() || '';
+        const newText = `[${selectedText}]()`;
+        this.editor.cm.focus();
+        this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(newText);
+        const cursorPosDiff = (selectedText === '') ? -3 : -1;
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length+cursorPosDiff);
+    }
+
+    showImageManager() {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+        /** @type {ImageManager} **/
+        const imageManager = window.$components.first('image-manager');
+        imageManager.show(image => {
+            this.insertDrawing(image, cursorPos);
+        }, 'drawio');
+    }
+
+    // Show the popup link selector and insert a link when finished
+    showLinkSelector() {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+        /** @type {EntitySelectorPopup} **/
+        const selector = window.$components.first('entity-selector-popup');
+        selector.show(entity => {
+            let selectedText = this.editor.cm.getSelection() || entity.name;
+            let newText = `[${selectedText}](${entity.link})`;
+            this.editor.cm.focus();
+            this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(newText);
+            this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length);
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Show draw.io if enabled and handle save.
+    startDrawing() {
+        const url = this.editor.config.drawioUrl;
+        if (!url) return;
+
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+
+        DrawIO.show(url,() => {
+            return Promise.resolve('');
+        }, (pngData) => {
+
+            const data = {
+                image: pngData,
+                uploaded_to: Number(this.editor.config.pageId),
+            };
+
+            window.$http.post("/images/drawio", data).then(resp => {
+                this.insertDrawing(resp.data, cursorPos);
+                DrawIO.close();
+            }).catch(err => {
+                this.handleDrawingUploadError(err);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    insertDrawing(image, originalCursor) {
+        const newText = `<div drawio-diagram="${image.id}"><img src="${image.url}"></div>`;
+        this.editor.cm.focus();
+        this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(newText);
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor(originalCursor.line, originalCursor.ch + newText.length);
+    }
+
+    // Show draw.io if enabled and handle save.
+    editDrawing(imgContainer) {
+        const drawioUrl = this.editor.config.drawioUrl;
+        if (!drawioUrl) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+        const drawingId = imgContainer.getAttribute('drawio-diagram');
+
+        DrawIO.show(drawioUrl, () => {
+            return DrawIO.load(drawingId);
+        }, (pngData) => {
+
+            const data = {
+                image: pngData,
+                uploaded_to: Number(this.editor.config.pageId),
+            };
+
+            window.$http.post("/images/drawio", data).then(resp => {
+                const newText = `<div drawio-diagram="${resp.data.id}"><img src="${resp.data.url}"></div>`;
+                const newContent = this.editor.cm.getValue().split('\n').map(line => {
+                    if (line.indexOf(`drawio-diagram="${drawingId}"`) !== -1) {
+                        return newText;
+                    }
+                    return line;
+                }).join('\n');
+                this.editor.cm.setValue(newContent);
+                this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos);
+                this.editor.cm.focus();
+                DrawIO.close();
+            }).catch(err => {
+                this.handleDrawingUploadError(err);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    handleDrawingUploadError(error) {
+        if (error.status === 413) {
+            window.$events.emit('error', this.editor.config.text.serverUploadLimit);
+        } else {
+            window.$events.emit('error', this.editor.config.text.imageUploadError);
+        }
+        console.log(error);
+    }
+
+    // Make the editor full screen
+    fullScreen() {
+        const container = this.editor.config.container;
+        const alreadyFullscreen = container.classList.contains('fullscreen');
+        container.classList.toggle('fullscreen', !alreadyFullscreen);
+        document.body.classList.toggle('markdown-fullscreen', !alreadyFullscreen);
+    }
+
+    // Scroll to a specified text
+    scrollToText(searchText) {
+        if (!searchText) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const content = this.editor.cm.getValue();
+        const lines = content.split(/\r?\n/);
+        let lineNumber = lines.findIndex(line => {
+            return line && line.indexOf(searchText) !== -1;
+        });
+
+        if (lineNumber === -1) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.editor.cm.scrollIntoView({
+            line: lineNumber,
+        }, 200);
+        this.editor.cm.focus();
+        // set the cursor location.
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor({
+            line: lineNumber,
+            char: lines[lineNumber].length
+        })
+    }
+
+    focus() {
+        this.editor.cm.focus();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Insert content into the editor.
+     * @param {String} content
+     */
+    insertContent(content) {
+        this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(content);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepend content to the editor.
+     * @param {String} content
+     */
+    prependContent(content) {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+        const newContent = content + '\n' + this.editor.cm.getValue();
+        this.editor.cm.setValue(newContent);
+        const prependLineCount = content.split('\n').length;
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line + prependLineCount, cursorPos.ch);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Append content to the editor.
+     * @param {String} content
+     */
+    appendContent(content) {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.getCursor('from');
+        const newContent = this.editor.cm.getValue() + '\n' + content;
+        this.editor.cm.setValue(newContent);
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replace the editor's contents
+     * @param {String} content
+     */
+    replaceContent(content) {
+        this.editor.cm.setValue(content);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {String|RegExp} search
+     * @param {String} replace
+     */
+    findAndReplaceContent(search, replace) {
+        const text = this.editor.cm.getValue();
+        const cursor = this.editor.cm.listSelections();
+        this.editor.cm.setValue(text.replace(search, replace));
+        this.editor.cm.setSelections(cursor);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replace the start of the line
+     * @param {String} newStart
+     */
+    replaceLineStart(newStart) {
+        const cursor = this.editor.cm.getCursor();
+        let lineContent = this.editor.cm.getLine(cursor.line);
+        const lineLen = lineContent.length;
+        const lineStart = lineContent.split(' ')[0];
+
+        // Remove symbol if already set
+        if (lineStart === newStart) {
+            lineContent = lineContent.replace(`${newStart} `, '');
+            this.editor.cm.replaceRange(lineContent, {line: cursor.line, ch: 0}, {line: cursor.line, ch: lineLen});
+            this.editor.cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch - (newStart.length + 1)});
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const alreadySymbol = /^[#>`]/.test(lineStart);
+        let posDif = 0;
+        if (alreadySymbol) {
+            posDif = newStart.length - lineStart.length;
+            lineContent = lineContent.replace(lineStart, newStart).trim();
+        } else if (newStart !== '') {
+            posDif = newStart.length + 1;
+            lineContent = newStart + ' ' + lineContent;
+        }
+        this.editor.cm.replaceRange(lineContent, {line: cursor.line, ch: 0}, {line: cursor.line, ch: lineLen});
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch + posDif});
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap the line in the given start and end contents.
+     * @param {String} start
+     * @param {String} end
+     */
+    wrapLine(start, end) {
+        const cursor = this.editor.cm.getCursor();
+        const lineContent = this.editor.cm.getLine(cursor.line);
+        const lineLen = lineContent.length;
+        let newLineContent = lineContent;
+
+        if (lineContent.indexOf(start) === 0 && lineContent.slice(-end.length) === end) {
+            newLineContent = lineContent.slice(start.length, lineContent.length - end.length);
+        } else {
+            newLineContent = `${start}${lineContent}${end}`;
+        }
+
+        this.editor.cm.replaceRange(newLineContent, {line: cursor.line, ch: 0}, {line: cursor.line, ch: lineLen});
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch + start.length});
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap the selection in the given contents start and end contents.
+     * @param {String} start
+     * @param {String} end
+     */
+    wrapSelection(start, end) {
+        const selection = this.editor.cm.getSelection();
+        if (selection === '') return this.wrapLine(start, end);
+
+        let newSelection = selection;
+        const frontDiff = 0;
+        let endDiff;
+
+        if (selection.indexOf(start) === 0 && selection.slice(-end.length) === end) {
+            newSelection = selection.slice(start.length, selection.length - end.length);
+            endDiff = -(end.length + start.length);
+        } else {
+            newSelection = `${start}${selection}${end}`;
+            endDiff = start.length + end.length;
+        }
+
+        const selections = this.editor.cm.listSelections()[0];
+        this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(newSelection);
+        const headFirst = selections.head.ch <= selections.anchor.ch;
+        selections.head.ch += headFirst ? frontDiff : endDiff;
+        selections.anchor.ch += headFirst ? endDiff : frontDiff;
+        this.editor.cm.setSelections([selections]);
+    }
+
+    replaceLineStartForOrderedList() {
+        const cursor = this.editor.cm.getCursor();
+        const prevLineContent = this.editor.cm.getLine(cursor.line - 1) || '';
+        const listMatch = prevLineContent.match(/^(\s*)(\d)([).])\s/) || [];
+
+        const number = (Number(listMatch[2]) || 0) + 1;
+        const whiteSpace = listMatch[1] || '';
+        const listMark = listMatch[3] || '.'
+
+        const prefix = `${whiteSpace}${number}${listMark}`;
+        return this.replaceLineStart(prefix);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cycles through the type of callout block within the selection.
+     * Creates a callout block if none existing, and removes it if cycling past the danger type.
+     */
+    cycleCalloutTypeAtSelection() {
+        const selectionRange = this.editor.cm.listSelections()[0];
+        const lineContent = this.editor.cm.getLine(selectionRange.anchor.line);
+        const lineLength = lineContent.length;
+        const contentRange = {
+            anchor: {line: selectionRange.anchor.line, ch: 0},
+            head: {line: selectionRange.anchor.line, ch: lineLength},
+        };
+
+        const formats = ['info', 'success', 'warning', 'danger'];
+        const joint = formats.join('|');
+        const regex = new RegExp(`class="((${joint})\\s+callout|callout\\s+(${joint}))"`, 'i');
+        const matches = regex.exec(lineContent);
+        const format = (matches ? (matches[2] || matches[3]) : '').toLowerCase();
+
+        if (format === formats[formats.length - 1]) {
+            this.wrapLine(`<p class="callout ${formats[formats.length - 1]}">`, '</p>');
+        } else if (format === '') {
+            this.wrapLine('<p class="callout info">', '</p>');
+        } else {
+            const newFormatIndex = formats.indexOf(format) + 1;
+            const newFormat = formats[newFormatIndex];
+            const newContent = lineContent.replace(matches[0], matches[0].replace(format, newFormat));
+            this.editor.cm.replaceRange(newContent, contentRange.anchor, contentRange.head);
+
+            const chDiff = newContent.length - lineContent.length;
+            selectionRange.anchor.ch += chDiff;
+            if (selectionRange.anchor !== selectionRange.head) {
+                selectionRange.head.ch += chDiff;
+            }
+            this.editor.cm.setSelection(selectionRange.anchor, selectionRange.head);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle image upload and add image into markdown content
+     * @param {File} file
+     */
+    uploadImage(file) {
+        if (file === null || file.type.indexOf('image') !== 0) return;
+        let ext = 'png';
+
+        if (file.name) {
+            let fileNameMatches = file.name.match(/\.(.+)$/);
+            if (fileNameMatches.length > 1) ext = fileNameMatches[1];
+        }
+
+        // Insert image into markdown
+        const id = "image-" + Math.random().toString(16).slice(2);
+        const placeholderImage = window.baseUrl(`/loading.gif#upload${id}`);
+        const selectedText = this.editor.cm.getSelection();
+        const placeHolderText = `![${selectedText}](${placeholderImage})`;
+        const cursor = this.editor.cm.getCursor();
+        this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(placeHolderText);
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor({line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch + selectedText.length + 3});
+
+        const remoteFilename = "image-" + Date.now() + "." + ext;
+        const formData = new FormData();
+        formData.append('file', file, remoteFilename);
+        formData.append('uploaded_to', this.editor.config.pageId);
+
+        window.$http.post('/images/gallery', formData).then(resp => {
+            const newContent = `[![${selectedText}](${resp.data.thumbs.display})](${resp.data.url})`;
+            this.findAndReplaceContent(placeHolderText, newContent);
+        }).catch(err => {
+            window.$events.emit('error', this.editor.config.text.imageUploadError);
+            this.findAndReplaceContent(placeHolderText, selectedText);
+            console.log(err);
+        });
+    }
+
+    syncDisplayPosition() {
+        // Thanks to http://liuhao.im/english/2015/11/10/the-sync-scroll-of-markdown-editor-in-javascript.html
+        const scroll = this.editor.cm.getScrollInfo();
+        const atEnd = scroll.top + scroll.clientHeight === scroll.height;
+        if (atEnd) {
+            this.editor.display.scrollToIndex(-1);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const lineNum = this.editor.cm.lineAtHeight(scroll.top, 'local');
+        const range = this.editor.cm.getRange({line: 0, ch: null}, {line: lineNum, ch: null});
+        const parser = new DOMParser();
+        const doc = parser.parseFromString(this.editor.markdown.render(range), 'text/html');
+        const totalLines = doc.documentElement.querySelectorAll('body > *');
+        this.editor.display.scrollToIndex(totalLines.length);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetch and insert the template of the given ID.
+     * The page-relative position provided can be used to determine insert location if possible.
+     * @param {String} templateId
+     * @param {Number} posX
+     * @param {Number} posY
+     */
+    insertTemplate(templateId, posX, posY) {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.coordsChar({left: posX, top: posY});
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos);
+        window.$http.get(`/templates/${templateId}`).then(resp => {
+            const content = resp.data.markdown || resp.data.html;
+            this.editor.cm.replaceSelection(content);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Insert multiple images from the clipboard.
+     * @param {File[]} images
+     */
+    insertClipboardImages(images) {
+        const cursorPos = this.editor.cm.coordsChar({left: event.pageX, top: event.pageY});
+        this.editor.cm.setCursor(cursorPos);
+        for (const image of images) {
+            this.uploadImage(image);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/codemirror.js b/resources/js/markdown/codemirror.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8724a23c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/codemirror.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import {provide as provideShortcuts} from "./shortcuts";
+import {debounce} from "../services/util";
+import Clipboard from "../services/clipboard";
+
+/**
+ * Initiate the codemirror instance for the markdown editor.
+ * @param {MarkdownEditor} editor
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+export async function init(editor) {
+    const Code = await window.importVersioned('code');
+    const cm = Code.markdownEditor(editor.config.inputEl);
+
+    // Will force to remain as ltr for now due to issues when HTML is in editor.
+    cm.setOption('direction', 'ltr');
+    // Register shortcuts
+    cm.setOption('extraKeys', provideShortcuts(editor, Code.getMetaKey()));
+
+
+    // Register codemirror events
+
+    // Update data on content change
+    cm.on('change', (instance, changeObj) => editor.actions.updateAndRender());
+
+    // Handle scroll to sync display view
+    const onScrollDebounced = debounce(editor.actions.syncDisplayPosition.bind(editor.actions), 100, false);
+    let syncActive = editor.settings.get('scrollSync');
+    editor.settings.onChange('scrollSync', val => syncActive = val);
+    cm.on('scroll', instance => {
+        if (syncActive) {
+            onScrollDebounced(instance);
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Handle image paste
+    cm.on('paste', (cm, event) => {
+        const clipboard = new Clipboard(event.clipboardData || event.dataTransfer);
+
+        // Don't handle the event ourselves if no items exist of contains table-looking data
+        if (!clipboard.hasItems() || clipboard.containsTabularData()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const images = clipboard.getImages();
+        for (const image of images) {
+            editor.actions.uploadImage(image);
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Handle image & content drag n drop
+    cm.on('drop', (cm, event) => {
+
+        const templateId = event.dataTransfer.getData('bookstack/template');
+        if (templateId) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            editor.actions.insertTemplate(templateId, event.pageX, event.pageY);
+        }
+
+        const clipboard = new Clipboard(event.dataTransfer);
+        const clipboardImages = clipboard.getImages();
+        if (clipboardImages.length > 0) {
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            event.preventDefault();
+            editor.actions.insertClipboardImages(clipboardImages);
+        }
+
+    });
+
+    return cm;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/common-events.js b/resources/js/markdown/common-events.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3afd03dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/common-events.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+function getContentToInsert({html, markdown}) {
+    return markdown || html;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {MarkdownEditor} editor
+ */
+export function listen(editor) {
+
+    window.$events.listen('editor::replace', (eventContent) => {
+        const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
+        editor.actions.replaceContent(markdown);
+    });
+
+    window.$events.listen('editor::append', (eventContent) => {
+        const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
+        editor.actions.appendContent(markdown);
+    });
+
+    window.$events.listen('editor::prepend', (eventContent) => {
+        const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
+        editor.actions.prependContent(markdown);
+    });
+
+    window.$events.listen('editor::insert', (eventContent) => {
+        const markdown = getContentToInsert(eventContent);
+        editor.actions.insertContent(markdown);
+    });
+
+    window.$events.listen('editor::focus', () => {
+        editor.actions.focus();
+    });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/display.js b/resources/js/markdown/display.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c78da189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/display.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import {patchDomFromHtmlString} from "../services/vdom";
+
+export class Display {
+
+    /**
+     * @param {MarkdownEditor} editor
+     */
+    constructor(editor) {
+        this.editor = editor;
+        this.container = editor.config.displayEl;
+
+        this.doc = null;
+        this.lastDisplayClick = 0;
+
+        if (this.container.contentDocument.readyState === 'complete') {
+            this.onLoad();
+        } else {
+            this.container.addEventListener('load', this.onLoad.bind(this));
+        }
+
+        this.updateVisibility(editor.settings.get('showPreview'));
+        editor.settings.onChange('showPreview', show => this.updateVisibility(show));
+    }
+
+    updateVisibility(show) {
+        const wrap = this.container.closest('.markdown-editor-wrap');
+        wrap.style.display = show ? null : 'none';
+    }
+
+    onLoad() {
+        this.doc = this.container.contentDocument;
+
+        this.loadStylesIntoDisplay();
+        this.doc.body.className = 'page-content';
+
+        // Prevent markdown display link click redirect
+        this.doc.addEventListener('click', this.onDisplayClick.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {MouseEvent} event
+     */
+    onDisplayClick(event) {
+        const isDblClick = Date.now() - this.lastDisplayClick < 300;
+
+        const link = event.target.closest('a');
+        if (link !== null) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            window.open(link.getAttribute('href'));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const drawing = event.target.closest('[drawio-diagram]');
+        if (drawing !== null && isDblClick) {
+            this.editor.actions.editDrawing(drawing);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.lastDisplayClick = Date.now();
+    }
+
+    loadStylesIntoDisplay() {
+        this.doc.documentElement.classList.add('markdown-editor-display');
+
+        // Set display to be dark mode if parent is
+        if (document.documentElement.classList.contains('dark-mode')) {
+            this.doc.documentElement.style.backgroundColor = '#222';
+            this.doc.documentElement.classList.add('dark-mode');
+        }
+
+        this.doc.head.innerHTML = '';
+        const styles = document.head.querySelectorAll('style,link[rel=stylesheet]');
+        for (const style of styles) {
+            const copy = style.cloneNode(true);
+            this.doc.head.appendChild(copy);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Patch the display DOM with the given HTML content.
+     * @param {String} html
+     */
+    patchWithHtml(html) {
+        const body = this.doc.body;
+
+        if (body.children.length === 0) {
+            const wrap = document.createElement('div');
+            this.doc.body.append(wrap);
+        }
+
+        const target = body.children[0];
+
+        patchDomFromHtmlString(target, html);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Scroll to the given block index within the display content.
+     * Will scroll to the end if the index is -1.
+     * @param {Number} index
+     */
+    scrollToIndex(index) {
+        const elems = this.doc.body?.children[0]?.children;
+        if (elems && elems.length <= index) return;
+
+        const topElem = (index === -1) ? elems[elems.length-1] : elems[index];
+        topElem.scrollIntoView({ block: 'start', inline: 'nearest', behavior: 'smooth'});
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/editor.js b/resources/js/markdown/editor.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2e34b9f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/editor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import {Markdown} from "./markdown";
+import {Display} from "./display";
+import {Actions} from "./actions";
+import {Settings} from "./settings";
+import {listen} from "./common-events";
+import {init as initCodemirror} from "./codemirror";
+
+
+/**
+ * Initiate a new markdown editor instance.
+ * @param {MarkdownEditorConfig} config
+ * @returns {Promise<MarkdownEditor>}
+ */
+export async function init(config) {
+
+    /**
+     * @type {MarkdownEditor}
+     */
+    const editor = {
+        config,
+        markdown: new Markdown(),
+        settings: new Settings(config.settings),
+    };
+
+    editor.actions = new Actions(editor);
+    editor.display = new Display(editor);
+    editor.cm = await initCodemirror(editor);
+
+    listen(editor);
+
+    return editor;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef MarkdownEditorConfig
+ * @property {String} pageId
+ * @property {Element} container
+ * @property {Element} displayEl
+ * @property {HTMLTextAreaElement} inputEl
+ * @property {String} drawioUrl
+ * @property {Object<String, String>} text
+ * @property {Object<String, any>} settings
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef MarkdownEditor
+ * @property {MarkdownEditorConfig} config
+ * @property {Display} display
+ * @property {Markdown} markdown
+ * @property {Actions} actions
+ * @property {CodeMirror} cm
+ * @property {Settings} settings
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/markdown.js b/resources/js/markdown/markdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef3a02872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/markdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
+import mdTasksLists from 'markdown-it-task-lists';
+
+export class Markdown {
+
+    constructor() {
+        this.renderer = new MarkdownIt({html: true});
+        this.renderer.use(mdTasksLists, {label: true});
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the front-end render used to convert markdown to HTML.
+     * @returns {MarkdownIt}
+     */
+    getRenderer() {
+        return this.renderer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert the given Markdown to HTML.
+     * @param {String} markdown
+     * @returns {String}
+     */
+    render(markdown) {
+        return this.renderer.render(markdown);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/settings.js b/resources/js/markdown/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dd142210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {kebabToCamel} from "../services/text";
+
+
+export class Settings {
+
+    constructor(initialSettings) {
+        this.settingMap = {};
+        this.changeListeners = {};
+        this.merge(initialSettings);
+    }
+
+    set(key, value) {
+        key = this.normaliseKey(key);
+        this.settingMap[key] = value;
+        for (const listener of (this.changeListeners[key] || [])) {
+            listener(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    get(key) {
+        return this.settingMap[this.normaliseKey(key)] || null;
+    }
+
+    merge(settings) {
+        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(settings)) {
+            this.set(key, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    onChange(key, callback) {
+        key = this.normaliseKey(key);
+        const listeners = this.changeListeners[this.normaliseKey(key)] || [];
+        listeners.push(callback);
+        this.changeListeners[this.normaliseKey(key)] = listeners;
+    }
+
+    normaliseKey(key) {
+        return kebabToCamel(key.replace('md-', ''));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/markdown/shortcuts.js b/resources/js/markdown/shortcuts.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17ffe2fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/markdown/shortcuts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Provide shortcuts for the given codemirror instance.
+ * @param {MarkdownEditor} editor
+ * @param {String} metaKey
+ * @returns {Object<String, Function>}
+ */
+export function provide(editor, metaKey) {
+    const shortcuts = {};
+
+    // Insert Image shortcut
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-Alt-I`] = function(cm) {
+        const selectedText = cm.getSelection();
+        const newText = `![${selectedText}](http://)`;
+        const cursorPos = cm.getCursor('from');
+        cm.replaceSelection(newText);
+        cm.setCursor(cursorPos.line, cursorPos.ch + newText.length -1);
+    };
+
+    // Save draft
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-S`] = cm => window.$events.emit('editor-save-draft');
+
+    // Save page
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-Enter`] = cm => window.$events.emit('editor-save-page');
+
+    // Show link selector
+    shortcuts[`Shift-${metaKey}-K`] = cm => editor.actions.showLinkSelector();
+
+    // Insert Link
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-K`] = cm => editor.actions.insertLink();
+
+    // FormatShortcuts
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-1`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('##');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-2`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('###');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-3`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('####');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-4`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('#####');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-5`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-D`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-6`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('>');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-Q`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('>');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-7`] = cm => editor.actions.wrapSelection('\n```\n', '\n```');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-8`] = cm => editor.actions.wrapSelection('`', '`');
+    shortcuts[`Shift-${metaKey}-E`] = cm => editor.actions.wrapSelection('`', '`');
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-9`] = cm => editor.actions.cycleCalloutTypeAtSelection();
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-P`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStart('-')
+    shortcuts[`${metaKey}-O`] = cm => editor.actions.replaceLineStartForOrderedList()
+
+    return shortcuts;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/services/components.js b/resources/js/services/components.js
index 7434f6430..d1503db4d 100644
--- a/resources/js/services/components.js
+++ b/resources/js/services/components.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {kebabToCamel, camelToKebab} from "./text";
+
 /**
  * A mapping of active components keyed by name, with values being arrays of component
  * instances since there can be multiple components of the same type.
@@ -107,17 +109,6 @@ function parseOpts(name, element) {
     return opts;
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert a kebab-case string to camelCase
- * @param {String} kebab
- * @returns {string}
- */
-function kebabToCamel(kebab) {
-    const ucFirst = (word) => word.slice(0,1).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1);
-    const words = kebab.split('-');
-    return words[0] + words.slice(1).map(ucFirst).join('');
-}
-
 /**
  * Initialize all components found within the given element.
  * @param {Element|Document} parentElement
@@ -171,8 +162,4 @@ export function get(name) {
 export function firstOnElement(element, name) {
     const elComponents = elementComponentMap.get(element) || {};
     return elComponents[name] || null;
-}
-
-function camelToKebab(camelStr) {
-    return camelStr.replace(/[A-Z]/g, (str, offset) =>  (offset > 0 ? '-' : '') + str.toLowerCase());
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/js/services/text.js b/resources/js/services/text.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea82f993e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/services/text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Convert a kebab-case string to camelCase
+ * @param {String} kebab
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function kebabToCamel(kebab) {
+    const ucFirst = (word) => word.slice(0,1).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1);
+    const words = kebab.split('-');
+    return words[0] + words.slice(1).map(ucFirst).join('');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a camelCase string to a kebab-case string.
+ * @param {String} camelStr
+ * @returns {String}
+ */
+export function camelToKebab(camelStr) {
+    return camelStr.replace(/[A-Z]/g, (str, offset) =>  (offset > 0 ? '-' : '') + str.toLowerCase());
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/entities.php b/resources/lang/en/entities.php
index 978e67464..fa2586f8d 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/entities.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/entities.php
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ return [
     'pages_md_insert_image' => 'Insert Image',
     'pages_md_insert_link' => 'Insert Entity Link',
     'pages_md_insert_drawing' => 'Insert Drawing',
+    'pages_md_show_preview' => 'Show preview',
+    'pages_md_sync_scroll' => 'Sync preview scroll',
     'pages_not_in_chapter' => 'Page is not in a chapter',
     'pages_move' => 'Move Page',
     'pages_move_success' => 'Page moved to ":parentName"',
diff --git a/resources/sass/_forms.scss b/resources/sass/_forms.scss
index 57799faef..e4331a03f 100644
--- a/resources/sass/_forms.scss
+++ b/resources/sass/_forms.scss
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@
     flex: 1;
     position: relative;
   }
-  .markdown-editor-wrap {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    border: 1px solid #DDD;
-    @include lightDark(border-color, #ddd, #000);
-    width: 50%;
-    max-width: 50%;
-  }
   &.fullscreen {
     position: fixed;
     top: 0;
@@ -81,6 +73,20 @@
   }
 }
 
+.markdown-editor-wrap {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  border-top: 1px solid #DDD;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #DDD;
+  @include lightDark(border-color, #ddd, #000);
+  width: 50%;
+}
+
+.markdown-editor-wrap + .markdown-editor-wrap {
+  border-inline-start: 1px solid;
+  @include lightDark(border-color, #ddd, #000);
+}
+
 @include smaller-than($m) {
   #markdown-editor {
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -90,15 +96,9 @@
     max-width: 100%;
     flex-grow: 1;
   }
-  #markdown-editor .editor-toolbar {
-    padding: 0;
-  }
-  #markdown-editor .editor-toolbar > * {
-    padding: $-xs $-s;
-  }
   .editor-toolbar-label {
     float: none !important;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #DDD;
+    @include lightDark(border-color, #DDD, #555);
     display: block;
   }
   .markdown-editor-wrap:not(.active) .editor-toolbar + div,
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.markdown-display {
-  margin-inline-start: -1px;
-}
-
 .markdown-editor-display {
   background-color: #fff;
   body {
@@ -138,8 +134,8 @@ html.markdown-editor-display.dark-mode {
 }
 
 .editor-toolbar {
+  height: 32px;
   width: 100%;
-  padding: $-xs $-m;
   font-size: 11px;
   line-height: 1.6;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #DDD;
@@ -147,11 +143,6 @@ html.markdown-editor-display.dark-mode {
   @include lightDark(background-color, #eee, #111);
   @include lightDark(border-color, #ddd, #000);
   flex: none;
-  &:after {
-    content: '';
-    display: block;
-    clear: both;
-  }
   @include whenDark {
     button {
       color: #AAA;
@@ -159,6 +150,30 @@ html.markdown-editor-display.dark-mode {
   }
 }
 
+.editor-toolbar .buttons {
+  font-size: $fs-m;
+  .dropdown-menu {
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+  .toggle-switch {
+    margin: $-s 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.editor-toolbar .buttons button {
+  font-size: .9rem;
+  width: 2rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  border-left: 1px solid;
+  @include lightDark(border-color, #DDD, #555);
+  svg {
+    margin-inline-end: 0;
+  }
+  &:hover {
+    @include lightDark(background-color, #DDD, #222);
+  }
+}
+
 
 label {
   @include lightDark(color, #666, #ddd);
diff --git a/resources/sass/_layout.scss b/resources/sass/_layout.scss
index a5f895f80..4c7de600b 100644
--- a/resources/sass/_layout.scss
+++ b/resources/sass/_layout.scss
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ body.flexbox {
 .items-center {
   align-items: center;
 }
+.items-stretch {
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
 
 /**
  * Min width utilities
diff --git a/resources/sass/_text.scss b/resources/sass/_text.scss
index 4eab8959a..6c68bd12b 100644
--- a/resources/sass/_text.scss
+++ b/resources/sass/_text.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 body, button, input, select, label, textarea {
   font-family: $text;
 }
-.Codemirror, pre, #markdown-editor-input, .editor-toolbar, .code-base {
+.Codemirror, pre, #markdown-editor-input, .text-mono, .code-base {
   font-family: $mono;
 }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/pages/parts/markdown-editor.blade.php b/resources/views/pages/parts/markdown-editor.blade.php
index 39d628e17..f90a2f54c 100644
--- a/resources/views/pages/parts/markdown-editor.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/pages/parts/markdown-editor.blade.php
@@ -6,23 +6,33 @@
      class="flex-fill flex code-fill">
 
     <div class="markdown-editor-wrap active">
-        <div class="editor-toolbar">
-            <span class="float left editor-toolbar-label">{{ trans('entities.pages_md_editor') }}</span>
-            <div class="float right buttons">
+        <div class="editor-toolbar flex-container-row items-stretch justify-space-between">
+            <div class="editor-toolbar-label text-mono px-m py-xs flex-container-row items-center flex">
+                <span>{{ trans('entities.pages_md_editor') }}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div component="dropdown" class="buttons flex-container-row items-stretch">
                 @if(config('services.drawio'))
-                    <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="insertDrawing">@icon('drawing'){{ trans('entities.pages_md_insert_drawing') }}</button>
-                    <span class="mx-xs text-muted">|</span>
+                    <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="insertDrawing" title="{{ trans('entities.pages_md_insert_drawing') }}">@icon('drawing')</button>
                 @endif
-                <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="insertImage">@icon('image'){{ trans('entities.pages_md_insert_image') }}</button>
-                <span class="mx-xs text-muted">|</span>
-                <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="insertLink">@icon('link'){{ trans('entities.pages_md_insert_link') }}</button>
-                <span class="mx-xs text-muted">|</span>
-                <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="fullscreen">@icon('fullscreen'){{ trans('common.fullscreen') }}</button>
+                <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="insertImage" title="{{ trans('entities.pages_md_insert_image') }}">@icon('image')</button>
+                <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="insertLink" title="{{ trans('entities.pages_md_insert_link') }}">@icon('link')</button>
+                <button class="text-button" type="button" data-action="fullscreen" title="{{ trans('common.fullscreen') }}">@icon('fullscreen')</button>
+                <button refs="dropdown@toggle" class="text-button" type="button" title="{{ trans('common.more') }}">@icon('more')</button>
+                <div refs="dropdown@menu markdown-editor@setting-container" class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
+                    <div class="px-m">
+                        @include('form.toggle-switch', ['name' => 'md-show-preview', 'label' => trans('entities.pages_md_show_preview'), 'value' => setting()->getForCurrentUser('md-show-preview')])
+                    </div>
+                    <hr class="m-none">
+                    <div class="px-m">
+                        @include('form.toggle-switch', ['name' => 'md-scroll-sync', 'label' => trans('entities.pages_md_sync_scroll'), 'value' => setting()->getForCurrentUser('md-scroll-sync')])
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
 
         <div markdown-input class="flex flex-fill">
             <textarea id="markdown-editor-input"
+                      refs="markdown-editor@input"
                       @if($errors->has('markdown')) class="text-neg" @endif
                       name="markdown"
                       rows="5">@if(isset($model) || old('markdown')){{ old('markdown') ?? ($model->markdown === '' ? $model->html : $model->markdown) }}@endif</textarea>
@@ -30,11 +40,14 @@
 
     </div>
 
-    <div class="markdown-editor-wrap">
+    <div class="markdown-editor-wrap" @if(!setting()->getForCurrentUser('md-show-preview')) style="display: none;" @endif>
         <div class="editor-toolbar">
-            <div class="editor-toolbar-label">{{ trans('entities.pages_md_preview') }}</div>
+            <div class="editor-toolbar-label text-mono px-m py-xs">{{ trans('entities.pages_md_preview') }}</div>
         </div>
-        <iframe src="about:blank" class="markdown-display" sandbox="allow-same-origin"></iframe>
+        <iframe src="about:blank"
+                refs="markdown-editor@display"
+                class="markdown-display"
+                sandbox="allow-same-origin"></iframe>
     </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 107484939..95b4ae535 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
     Route::patch('/preferences/change-expansion/{type}', [UserPreferencesController::class, 'changeExpansion']);
     Route::patch('/preferences/toggle-dark-mode', [UserPreferencesController::class, 'toggleDarkMode']);
     Route::patch('/preferences/update-code-language-favourite', [UserPreferencesController::class, 'updateCodeLanguageFavourite']);
+    Route::patch('/preferences/update-boolean', [UserPreferencesController::class, 'updateBooleanPreference']);
 
     // User API Tokens
     Route::get('/settings/users/{userId}/create-api-token', [UserApiTokenController::class, 'create']);
diff --git a/tests/User/UserPreferencesTest.php b/tests/User/UserPreferencesTest.php
index 03dad7990..c8f4d2754 100644
--- a/tests/User/UserPreferencesTest.php
+++ b/tests/User/UserPreferencesTest.php
@@ -191,4 +191,22 @@ class UserPreferencesTest extends TestCase
         $resp = $this->get($page->getUrl('/edit'));
         $resp->assertSee('option:code-editor:favourites="javascript,ruby"', false);
     }
+
+    public function test_update_boolean()
+    {
+        $editor = $this->getEditor();
+
+        $this->assertTrue(setting()->getUser($editor, 'md-show-preview'));
+
+        $resp = $this->actingAs($editor)->patch('/preferences/update-boolean', ['name' => 'md-show-preview', 'value' => 'false']);
+        $resp->assertStatus(204);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(setting()->getUser($editor, 'md-show-preview'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_update_boolean_rejects_unfamiliar_key()
+    {
+        $resp = $this->asEditor()->patch('/preferences/update-boolean', ['name' => 'md-donkey-show', 'value' => 'false']);
+        $resp->assertStatus(500);
+    }
 }