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title: Motivate your Community this May using HackMD
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title: "Motivate your Community this May using HackMD"
tags: en, newsletter
description: "HackMD's May Memo."
image: "https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rk6ipffbxx.jpg"
author: ChaseHack
summary: Did you miss HackMD's exciting updates over the past month? Catch up on that and more in May's Markdown Memo.
date: "2025-05-14"
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May is in full swing, and we’re buzzing with fresh updates to keep your ideas flowing. 🌱

As the days grow longer and the sun shines a little brighter, we're here to help you streamline your workflow, boost productivity, and make collaboration a breeze. Whether you're gearing up for new projects or giving your workspace a little refresh, we've got you covered.

Ready to see what’s new at HackMD this May? Let’s dive in!

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## 🌟 Visionary voices
- [hzionn](https://hackmd.io/@hzionn) teaches you how to get Python for the first time [first time.](https://hackmd.io/@hzionn/SkrfvlP3A#Getting-Python-for-the-First-Time)
- our very own [Yukai Huang](https://hackmd.io/@bTtGJSPIQnWijs3Cy1Ru2g) gives us a [Raycast extention](https://www.raycast.com/Yukai/hackmd) for HackMD.
- [Alex Rickabaugh](https://hackmd.io/@alx) talks about how HackMD has helped his team at Angular in this [short video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwULfQ3dIwA) from Tech Stack Nation.

## 📄 Product updates 

### Version Link

![Announcement - Version link](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HkjAapGZll.jpg)


We’ve made it easier to reference a specific version of your note. Each saved version now comes with its own permanent link. Just click the Copy Version Link button to copy and share it instantly.

Whether you’re clarifying changes with a teammate or tracking edits in a project, this feature helps you share context with confidence.

Read the full update [here.](https://hackmd.io/blog/2025/04/28/version-link-2025?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=featured-article)


### Image Zoom
![Image_Zoom_2025](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Hy5Na6MZxe.jpg)


Your images got an upgrade! With our latest enhancement, you can click on any image or diagram to open a dedicated view, zoom in for a closer look, copy links, and even download beautifully rendered graphs like Mermaid charts. 

Say goodbye to squinting and screenshotting, just clean, seamless viewing, right at your fingertips.


See the latest enhancements in our [release notes.](https://hackmd.io/s/release-notes)


## 🖋️ From the blog
### Spring clean your workspace with Folders

As the season of renewal blossoms, it's the perfect time to declutter not just your home but also your digital workspace. HackMD's latest blog discusses how the Folders feature is designed to bring order to your notes and streamline collaboration. 

With intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, nested folder structures, and customizable emojis, organizing your projects has [never been easier.](https://hackmd.io/blog/2025/03/31/what-makes-community-success?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=recent-posts)


### Privacy, ninjas and digital houses 

“Privacy is a public good. When I say that, I don’t mean that in a “feel good” way. I mean that in the literal sense that the more people use privacy solutions, the more privacy each one of them gets.” - [Vitalik Buterin](https://notes.ethereum.org/@vbuterin?utm_source=solutions&utm_medium=web3&utm_content=Vitalik)

In his insightful blog, [Mac Budkowski](https://hackmd.io/@macbudkowski) of Kiwi News delves into the nuanced realm of digital privacy, drawing parallels between our physical and online lives. He argues that while we accept a certain level of public exposure in the physical world, we cherish the sanctity of our private online workspaces, [read more here.](https://kanfa.macbudkowski.com/privacy-ninjas)

## 📰 Industry news and trends
- Ethereum [consensus shifts](https://blockworks.co/news/ethereum-consensus-evm-upgrade-fusaka-devs) on EVM upgrade.
- A faster, sleeker [JavaScript experience.](https://www.developer-tech.com/news/nodejs-24-a-faster-sleeker-javascript-experience/)
- Microsoft Warns of 'Ice Phishing' Threat on [Web3 and Decentralized Networks.](https://thehackernews.com/2022/02/microsoft-warns-of-ice-phishing-threat.html)

Until next time...

We can't wait to see what you create.