# Plan mode markdown file cant be previewed **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [November 3, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/plan-mode-markdown-file-cant-be-previewed/140762 "2025-11-03T12:16:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/plan-mode-markdown-file-cant-be-previewed/140762/2 "2025-11-03T13:47:40Z")
Hey, thanks for the report. This looks like a rendering issue when Plan mode processes Chinese characters. The team is already working on Plan mode sync issues, but the specific crash with Chinese text and excessive whitespace is new. Temporary workaround: use regular markdown files in your workspace instead of Plan mode’s internal system. > [@Plan mode save to workspace workaround](https://forum.cursor.com/t/plan-mode-save-to-workspace-workaround/136968): > > I’ve had a lot of issues testing plan mode with GPT-5 thinking today. Internal to-do’s not coherent with actual progress Plan mode limitations and confusion vs Agent mode File saved to workspace is not correctly synced No way to get Plan Mode to establish new workdocs. I therefore established my own regime to get the best from both worlds with this rule and a few notes/shorcuts: --- alwaysApply: true --- # Workdocs-First Collaboration Rules ## Goals - Keep plans and todos in `doc/workdocs/`… To help debug, please share: - Does the issue occur if you use English text only? - The original Chinese paragraph that triggers the extra blank lines - Does the same text render correctly in a regular .md file outside Plan mode? I’ll pass this to the team for investigation. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.cursor.com/t/plan-mode-markdown-file-cant-be-previewed/140762)._