diff --git a/client/components/edit-document/formatting-icons/index.tsx b/client/components/edit-document/formatting-icons/index.tsx
index 0988a98b..08ba4133 100644
--- a/client/components/edit-document/formatting-icons/index.tsx
+++ b/client/components/edit-document/formatting-icons/index.tsx
@@ -5,124 +5,53 @@ import ImageIcon from "@geist-ui/icons/image"
 import { RefObject, useCallback, useMemo } from "react"
 import styles from "../document.module.css"
 import { Button, ButtonGroup } from "@geist-ui/core"
+import { TextareaMarkdownRef } from "textarea-markdown-editor"
 
 // TODO: clean up
 
 const FormattingIcons = ({
 	textareaRef,
-	setText
 }: {
-	textareaRef?: RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement>
-	setText?: (text: string) => void
+	textareaRef?: RefObject<TextareaMarkdownRef>
 }) => {
-	// const { textBefore, textAfter, selectedText } = useMemo(() => {
-	//     if (textareaRef && textareaRef.current) {
-	//         const textarea = textareaRef.current
-	//         const text = textareaRef.current.value
-	//         const selectionStart = textarea.selectionStart
-	//         const selectionEnd = textarea.selectionEnd
-	//         const textBefore = text.substring(0, selectionStart)
-	//         const textAfter = text.substring(selectionEnd)
-	//         const selectedText = text.substring(selectionStart, selectionEnd)
-	//         return { textBefore, textAfter, selectedText }
-	//     }
-	//     return { textBefore: '', textAfter: '' }
-	// }, [textareaRef,])
 
-	const handleBoldClick = useCallback(() => {
-		if (textareaRef?.current && setText) {
-			const selectionStart = textareaRef.current.selectionStart
-			const selectionEnd = textareaRef.current.selectionEnd
-			const text = textareaRef.current.value
-			const before = text.substring(0, selectionStart)
-			const after = text.substring(selectionEnd)
-			const selectedText = text.substring(selectionStart, selectionEnd)
 
-			const newText = `${before}**${selectedText}**${after}`
-			setText(newText)
-		}
-	}, [setText, textareaRef])
-
-	const handleItalicClick = useCallback(() => {
-		if (textareaRef?.current && setText) {
-			const selectionStart = textareaRef.current.selectionStart
-			const selectionEnd = textareaRef.current.selectionEnd
-			const text = textareaRef.current.value
-			const before = text.substring(0, selectionStart)
-			const after = text.substring(selectionEnd)
-			const selectedText = text.substring(selectionStart, selectionEnd)
-			const newText = `${before}*${selectedText}*${after}`
-			setText(newText)
-		}
-	}, [setText, textareaRef])
-
-	const handleLinkClick = useCallback(() => {
-		if (textareaRef?.current && setText) {
-			const selectionStart = textareaRef.current.selectionStart
-			const selectionEnd = textareaRef.current.selectionEnd
-			const text = textareaRef.current.value
-			const before = text.substring(0, selectionStart)
-			const after = text.substring(selectionEnd)
-			const selectedText = text.substring(selectionStart, selectionEnd)
-			let formattedText = ""
-			if (selectedText.includes("http")) {
-				formattedText = `[](${selectedText})`
-			} else {
-				formattedText = `[${selectedText}](https://)`
-			}
-			const newText = `${before}${formattedText}${after}`
-			setText(newText)
-		}
-	}, [setText, textareaRef])
-
-	const handleImageClick = useCallback(() => {
-		if (textareaRef?.current && setText) {
-			const selectionStart = textareaRef.current.selectionStart
-			const selectionEnd = textareaRef.current.selectionEnd
-			const text = textareaRef.current.value
-			const before = text.substring(0, selectionStart)
-			const after = text.substring(selectionEnd)
-			const selectedText = text.substring(selectionStart, selectionEnd)
-			let formattedText = ""
-			if (selectedText.includes("http")) {
-				formattedText = `![](${selectedText})`
-			} else {
-				formattedText = `![${selectedText}](https://)`
-			}
-			const newText = `${before}${formattedText}${after}`
-			setText(newText)
-		}
-	}, [setText, textareaRef])
 
 	const formattingActions = useMemo(
-		() => [
-			{
-				icon: <Bold />,
-				name: "bold",
-				action: handleBoldClick
-			},
-			{
-				icon: <Italic />,
-				name: "italic",
-				action: handleItalicClick
-			},
-			// {
-			//     icon: <Underline />,
-			//     name: 'underline',
-			//     action: handleUnderlineClick
-			// },
-			{
-				icon: <Link />,
-				name: "hyperlink",
-				action: handleLinkClick
-			},
-			{
-				icon: <ImageIcon />,
-				name: "image",
-				action: handleImageClick
-			}
-		],
-		[handleBoldClick, handleImageClick, handleItalicClick, handleLinkClick]
+		() => {
+			const handleBoldClick = () => textareaRef?.current?.trigger("bold")
+			const handleItalicClick = () => textareaRef?.current?.trigger("italic")
+			const handleLinkClick = () => textareaRef?.current?.trigger("link")
+			const handleImageClick = () => textareaRef?.current?.trigger("image")
+			return [
+				{
+					icon: <Bold />,
+					name: "bold",
+					action: handleBoldClick
+				},
+				{
+					icon: <Italic />,
+					name: "italic",
+					action: handleItalicClick
+				},
+				// {
+				//     icon: <Underline />,
+				//     name: 'underline',
+				//     action: handleUnderlineClick
+				// },
+				{
+					icon: <Link />,
+					name: "hyperlink",
+					action: handleLinkClick
+				},
+				{
+					icon: <ImageIcon />,
+					name: "image",
+					action: handleImageClick
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		[textareaRef]
 	)
 
 	return (
diff --git a/client/components/edit-document/index.tsx b/client/components/edit-document/index.tsx
index 2c1975c0..980a0866 100644
--- a/client/components/edit-document/index.tsx
+++ b/client/components/edit-document/index.tsx
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@ import {
 import styles from "./document.module.css"
 import Trash from "@geist-ui/icons/trash"
 import FormattingIcons from "./formatting-icons"
+import TextareaMarkdown, { TextareaMarkdownRef } from "textarea-markdown-editor";
 
 import {
 	Button,
-	ButtonGroup,
-	Card,
 	Input,
 	Spacer,
 	Tabs,
 	Textarea,
-	Tooltip
 } from "@geist-ui/core"
 import Preview from "@components/preview"
 
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ type Props = {
 	title?: string
 	content?: string
 	setTitle?: (title: string) => void
-	setContent?: (content: string) => void
 	handleOnContentChange?: (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => void
 	initialTab?: "edit" | "preview"
 	remove?: () => void
@@ -40,11 +37,10 @@ const Document = ({
 	title,
 	content,
 	setTitle,
-	setContent,
 	initialTab = "edit",
 	handleOnContentChange
 }: Props) => {
-	const codeEditorRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
+	const codeEditorRef = useRef<TextareaMarkdownRef>(null)
 	const [tab, setTab] = useState(initialTab)
 	// const height = editable ? "500px" : '100%'
 	const height = "100%"
@@ -126,7 +122,7 @@ const Document = ({
 				</div>
 				<div className={styles.descriptionContainer}>
 					{tab === "edit" && (
-						<FormattingIcons setText={setContent} textareaRef={codeEditorRef} />
+						<FormattingIcons textareaRef={codeEditorRef} />
 					)}
 					<Tabs
 						onChange={handleTabChange}
@@ -143,18 +139,20 @@ const Document = ({
 									flexDirection: "column"
 								}}
 							>
-								<Textarea
-									onPaste={onPaste ? onPaste : undefined}
-									ref={codeEditorRef}
-									placeholder=""
-									value={content}
-									onChange={handleOnContentChange}
-									width="100%"
-									// TODO: Textarea should grow to fill parent if height == 100%
-									style={{ flex: 1, minHeight: 350 }}
-									resize="vertical"
-									className={styles.textarea}
-								/>
+								<TextareaMarkdown.Wrapper ref={codeEditorRef}>
+									<Textarea
+										onPaste={onPaste ? onPaste : undefined}
+										ref={codeEditorRef}
+										placeholder=""
+										value={content}
+										onChange={handleOnContentChange}
+										width="100%"
+										// TODO: Textarea should grow to fill parent if height == 100%
+										style={{ flex: 1, minHeight: 350 }}
+										resize="vertical"
+										className={styles.textarea}
+									/>
+								</TextareaMarkdown.Wrapper>
 							</div>
 						</Tabs.Item>
 						<Tabs.Item label="Preview" value="preview">
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index e57bb260..64ae7d8a 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 		"rehype-raw": "^6.1.1",
 		"rehype-slug": "^5.0.1",
 		"remark-gfm": "^3.0.1",
-		"swr": "^1.2.2"
+		"swr": "^1.2.2",
+		"textarea-markdown-editor": "^0.1.13"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@next/bundle-analyzer": "^12.1.0",
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index 41397312..f68da1a5 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -2876,6 +2876,11 @@ module-lookup-amd@^7.0.1:
     requirejs "^2.3.5"
     requirejs-config-file "^4.0.0"
 
+mousetrap@^1.6.5:
+  version "1.6.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mousetrap/-/mousetrap-1.6.5.tgz#8a766d8c272b08393d5f56074e0b5ec183485bf9"
+  integrity sha512-QNo4kEepaIBwiT8CDhP98umTetp+JNfQYBWvC1pc6/OAibuXtRcxZ58Qz8skvEHYvURne/7R8T5VoOI7rDsEUA==
+
 mri@^1.1.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mri/-/mri-1.2.0.tgz#6721480fec2a11a4889861115a48b6cbe7cc8f0b"
@@ -3739,6 +3744,11 @@ react-syntax-highlighter@^15.4.5:
     prismjs "^1.25.0"
     refractor "^3.2.0"
 
+react-trigger-change@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-trigger-change/-/react-trigger-change-1.0.2.tgz#af573398ecef2475362b84f8c08c07fea23914c3"
+  integrity sha1-r1czmOzvJHU2K4T4wIwH/qI5FMM=
+
 react@17.0.2:
   version "17.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-17.0.2.tgz#d0b5cc516d29eb3eee383f75b62864cfb6800037"
@@ -4246,6 +4256,14 @@ text-table@^0.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/text-table/-/text-table-0.2.0.tgz#7f5ee823ae805207c00af2df4a84ec3fcfa570b4"
   integrity sha1-f17oI66AUgfACvLfSoTsP8+lcLQ=
 
+textarea-markdown-editor@^0.1.13:
+  version "0.1.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/textarea-markdown-editor/-/textarea-markdown-editor-0.1.13.tgz#27aeda4bc95148a8ed69021f553753feb224325f"
+  integrity sha512-2r1gTPFA/wwAzt+Aa6LVZWjJNvL0aXfR6Z9T6eQBpJ1AK6gtPVCZgkO97KIrqpAmMcwgNCz0ToYj2AqPufdVeg==
+  dependencies:
+    mousetrap "^1.6.5"
+    react-trigger-change "^1.0.2"
+
 to-regex-range@^5.0.1:
   version "5.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz#1648c44aae7c8d988a326018ed72f5b4dd0392e4"