standalone markdown

[mike]

Hi

Is it possible to run Markdown the app standalone, that is, not as part 
of a webserver.  So the model would be write a file in Markdown and then 
use the Markdown app to convert the file into (x)html for local browsing 
in a browser.

I want to learn Markdown before I have to go through the pain of setting 
up a webserver.  I have been trying to get jetty working on Fedora 16 
but keep getting errors.  For the moment I would just need a webserver 
on my development machine that the Internet doesn't see.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Best,
Mike