diff --git a/src/app/state/settings.ts b/src/app/state/settings.ts
index 3a7832cd..4393b64d 100644
--- a/src/app/state/settings.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/settings.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export interface Settings {
 const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   themeIndex: 0,
   useSystemTheme: true,
-  isMarkdown: false,
+  isMarkdown: true,
   editorToolbar: false,
   twitterEmoji: false,