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Confluence Code Block Themes — Dark Mode, Monaco Editor & 85+ Languages

· 5 min read

Confluence code block themes let you customize how code appears in your documentation. The built-in code macro offers limited theme support, but third-party apps bring dark mode, syntax highlighting, and VS Code-like editing to Confluence.

This guide compares the best Confluence code block apps for syntax highlighting, including Modern Code Blocks, Better Code Macro, and Prism Syntax Highlighter. Learn which one fits your team's needs for Confluence code block themes, language support, and developer experience.

Best Confluence Import/Export Apps Compared — 2026 Guide

· 7 min read

Teams move content in and out of Confluence every day — migrating between instances, backing up documentation, importing from other tools, exporting for offline review. Confluence has basic PDF and HTML export built in, but it's limited. No bulk operations, no multi-format support, no structured import workflow.

Over a dozen marketplace apps try to fill this gap, but most solve one narrow problem: PDF export, Word import, or Markdown conversion. We built Modern Importer & Exporter for Confluence to handle both directions — import and export — across multiple formats. In this post we compare it against every alternative on the Atlassian Marketplace.

Enhanced Markdown vs Other Confluence Markdown Apps — Feature Matrix

· 7 min read

Developers write in Markdown. Confluence doesn't. Every engineering team that moves from GitHub wikis, README files, or Hugo docs to Confluence hits the same wall — the rich text editor feels slow, and there's no way to write in the format they already know.

Several marketplace apps bring Markdown to Confluence, but they take different approaches. Some embed Markdown as macros. Others import Markdown files. A few offer live editing. We built Enhanced Markdown for Confluence to give teams a full WYSIWYG Markdown editor with code highlighting, charts, UML diagrams, and table merging — all inside the Confluence page editor. In this post we compare it against every alternative.

Best Numbered Headings App for Confluence — 2026 Comparison

· 7 min read

Long Confluence pages need structure. When your documentation runs past ten headings, readers lose track of where they are. Numbered headings — like "1. Introduction", "1.1 Background", "2. Methods" — give every section a clear position in the hierarchy. Technical docs, legal documents, SOPs, and compliance reports all rely on them.

Confluence doesn't number headings out of the box. A handful of marketplace apps fill this gap, but the market is small — Appfire's Numbered Headings dominates with 5,484 installs. We built Modern Numbered Headings for Confluence to bring a fresh approach with live preview, one-click TOC insertion, and five numbering styles. In this post we compare it against the alternatives.

QR Code for Confluence — Which QR App Should Your Team Use?

· 5 min read

Teams print Confluence page links on posters, equipment labels, desk signs, and handouts. A QR code on a physical object that links to the relevant Confluence page saves everyone from typing long URLs. It's a small thing that removes friction in offices, warehouses, and events.

But Confluence has no built-in QR code generation. A handful of marketplace apps fill this niche — it's a small market with roughly 130 total installs across all apps. We built QRCode for Confluence to let teams embed QR codes directly into pages with a simple /qrcode slash command. In this post we compare it against the alternatives.

Modern FAQ vs Modern Questions for Confluence — Feature Comparison

· 6 min read

Teams need two types of knowledge sharing in Confluence: structured FAQ sections for pages, and community Q&A forums for ongoing discussion. Confluence has no built-in solution for either.

We built two apps to cover both needs — Modern FAQ for Confluence for polished, drag-and-drop FAQ sections, and Modern Questions for Confluence for structured Q&A with voting and accepted answers. In this post we compare both against the alternatives on the Atlassian Marketplace.

Google Fonts for Confluence — Which Custom Typography App Fits Your Team?

· 5 min read

Every Confluence page looks the same — same font, same size, same limited formatting. When you want a landing page that stands out, a team announcement that gets read, or documentation that looks professional, Confluence's built-in typography holds you back.

Several apps on the Atlassian Marketplace try to solve this. We built Google Fonts for Confluence to give teams access to the full Google Fonts library (1,942+ families) with a live preview editor. In this post we compare it against every alternative so you can choose the right one.

Mermaid App Roundup for Confluence — Mermaid Plus vs Stratus vs weweave

· 6 min read

Engineering teams need diagrams in Confluence — flowcharts for runbooks, sequence diagrams for API docs, ER models for database schemas, architecture diagrams for design decisions. Writing diagrams as code (text-based syntax) is faster than drag-and-drop for developers. Mermaid is the most popular text-based diagram language.

Several marketplace apps bring Mermaid to Confluence, plus the major visual diagramming tools (draw.io, Gliffy, Lucidchart) also support it. We built Mermaid Plus for Confluence to offer 29 diagram types with live preview, one-click templates, and a built-in syntax guide. In this post we compare it against every alternative.

Excalidraw for Confluence — Which Whiteboard and Drawing App Fits Your Team?

· 6 min read

Excalidraw in Confluence brings hand-drawn style diagrams and whiteboards to your wiki. This guide compares Excalidraw Plus vs draw.io — features, libraries, and which fits your team's needs.

Who should read this
  • Teams needing whiteboards and diagrams in Confluence
  • Users comparing Excalidraw vs draw.io
  • Anyone adding visual collaboration to documentation
What you'll learn
  1. Excalidraw vs draw.io comparison
  2. Setting up Excalidraw in Confluence
  3. Shape libraries and Mermaid integration
  4. Best practices for team collaboration