diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/CMakeLists.txt b/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/CMakeLists.txt
index 4dfd4cbd..57e54530 100644
--- a/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 add_subdirectory(libsnapclient)
 
 add_library(snap-backend MODULE SnapResource.cpp SnapBackend.cpp SnapTransaction.cpp snapui.qrc)
 target_link_libraries(snap-backend Qt5::Core KF5::CoreAddons KF5::ConfigCore Discover::Common Snapd::Core)
 
 if ("${Snapd_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER 1.40)
     target_compile_definitions(snap-backend PRIVATE -DSNAP_COMMON_IDS -DSNAP_CHANNELS)
 endif()
 if ("${Snapd_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER 1.42)
     target_compile_definitions(snap-backend PRIVATE -DSNAP_PUBLISHER)
 endif()
 if ("${Snapd_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER 1.45)
     target_compile_definitions(snap-backend PRIVATE -DSNAP_MEDIA)
 endif()
 if ("${Snapd_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER 1.48)
-    target_compile_definitions(snap-backend PRIVATE -DSNAP_FIND_COMMON_ID)
+    target_compile_definitions(snap-backend PRIVATE -DSNAP_FIND_COMMON_ID -DSNAP_MARKDOWN)
 endif()
 
 install(TARGETS snap-backend DESTINATION ${PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}/discover)
 install(FILES snap-backend-categories.xml DESTINATION ${DATA_INSTALL_DIR}/libdiscover/categories)
 install( FILES org.kde.discover.snap.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR} )
diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/SnapResource.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/SnapResource.cpp
index 05a8fbf0..aadffbb2 100644
--- a/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/SnapResource.cpp
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/SnapBackend/SnapResource.cpp
@@ -1,473 +1,545 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright © 2013 Aleix Pol Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>       *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or         *
  *   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as        *
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of        *
  *   the License or (at your option) version 3 or any later version        *
  *   accepted by the membership of KDE e.V. (or its successor approved     *
  *   by the membership of KDE e.V.), which shall act as a proxy            *
  *   defined in Section 14 of version 3 of the license.                    *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
  *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "SnapResource.h"
 #include "SnapBackend.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QImageReader>
 #include <QStandardItemModel>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+
+#ifdef SNAP_MARKDOWN
+#include <Snapd/MarkdownParser>
+#endif
+
 #include <utils.h>
 
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const QSnapdPlug& plug)
 {
     QDebugStateSaver saver(debug);
     debug.nospace() << "QSnapdPlug(";
     debug.nospace() << "name:" << plug.name() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "snap:" << plug.snap() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "label:" << plug.label() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "interface:" << plug.interface() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "connectionCount:" << plug.connectionCount();
     debug.nospace() << ')';
     return debug;
 }
 
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const QSnapdSlot& slot)
 {
     QDebugStateSaver saver(debug);
     debug.nospace() << "QSnapdSlot(";
     debug.nospace() << "name:" << slot.name() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "label:" << slot.label() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "snap:" << slot.snap() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "interface:" << slot.interface() << ',';
     debug.nospace() << "connectionCount:" << slot.connectionCount();
     debug.nospace() << ')';
     return debug;
 }
 
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const QSnapdPlug* plug)
 {
     QDebugStateSaver saver(debug);
     debug.nospace() << "*" << *plug;
     return debug;
 }
 
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const QSnapdSlot* slot)
 {
     QDebugStateSaver saver(debug);
     debug.nospace() << "*" << *slot;
     return debug;
 }
 
 const QStringList SnapResource::m_objects({ QStringLiteral("qrc:/qml/PermissionsButton.qml")
 #ifdef SNAP_CHANNELS
 	, QStringLiteral("qrc:/qml/ChannelsButton.qml")
 #endif
 	});
 
 SnapResource::SnapResource(QSharedPointer<QSnapdSnap> snap, AbstractResource::State state, SnapBackend* backend)
     : AbstractResource(backend)
     , m_state(state)
     , m_snap(snap)
 {
     setObjectName(snap->name());
 }
 
 QSnapdClient * SnapResource::client() const
 {
     auto backend = qobject_cast<SnapBackend*>(parent());
     return backend->client();
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::availableVersion() const
 {
     return installedVersion();
 }
 
 QStringList SnapResource::categories()
 {
     return { QStringLiteral("Application") };
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::comment()
 {
     return m_snap->summary();
 }
 
 int SnapResource::size()
 {
 //     return isInstalled() ? m_snap->installedSize() : m_snap->downloadSize();
     return m_snap->downloadSize();
 }
 
 QVariant SnapResource::icon() const
 {
     if (m_icon.isNull()) {
         m_icon = [this]() -> QVariant {
             const auto iconPath = m_snap->icon();
             if (iconPath.isEmpty())
                 return QStringLiteral("package-x-generic");
 
             if (!iconPath.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
                 return QUrl(iconPath);
 
             auto req = client()->getIcon(packageName());
             connect(req, &QSnapdGetIconRequest::complete, this, &SnapResource::gotIcon);
             req->runAsync();
             return {};
         }();
     }
     return m_icon;
 }
 
 void SnapResource::gotIcon()
 {
     auto req = qobject_cast<QSnapdGetIconRequest*>(sender());
     if (req->error()) {
         qWarning() << "icon error" << req->errorString();
         return;
     }
 
     auto icon = req->icon();
 
     QBuffer buffer;
     buffer.setData(icon->data());
     QImageReader reader(&buffer);
 
     auto theIcon = QVariant::fromValue<QImage>(reader.read());
     if (theIcon != m_icon) {
         m_icon = theIcon;
         Q_EMIT iconChanged();
     }
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::installedVersion() const
 {
     return m_snap->version();
 }
 
 QJsonArray SnapResource::licenses()
 {
     return { QJsonObject{ {QStringLiteral("name"), m_snap->license()} } };
 }
 
+#ifdef SNAP_MARKDOWN
+static QString serialize_node (QSnapdMarkdownNode &node);
+
+static QString
+serialize_children (QSnapdMarkdownNode &node)
+{
+    QString result;
+    for (int i = 0; i < node.childCount (); i++) {
+        QScopedPointer<QSnapdMarkdownNode> child (node.child (i));
+        result += serialize_node (*child);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static QString
+serialize_node (QSnapdMarkdownNode &node)
+{
+   switch (node.type ()) {
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeText:
+       return node.text().toHtmlEscaped();
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeParagraph:
+       return QLatin1String("<p>") + serialize_children (node) + QLatin1String("</p>\n");
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeUnorderedList:
+       return QLatin1String("<ul>\n") + serialize_children (node) + QLatin1String("</ul>\n");
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeListItem:
+       if (node.childCount () == 0)
+           return QLatin1String("<li></li>\n");
+       if (node.childCount () == 1) {
+           QScopedPointer<QSnapdMarkdownNode> child (node.child (0));
+           if (child->type () == QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeParagraph)
+               return QLatin1String("<li>") + serialize_children (*child) + QLatin1String("</li>\n");
+       }
+       return QLatin1String("<li>\n") + serialize_children (node) + QLatin1String("</li>\n");
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeCodeBlock:
+       return QLatin1String("<pre><code>") + serialize_children (node) + QLatin1String("</code></pre>\n");
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeCodeSpan:
+       return QLatin1String("<code>") + serialize_children (node) + QLatin1String("</code>");
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeEmphasis:
+       return QLatin1String("<em>") + serialize_children (node) + QLatin1String("</em>");
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeStrongEmphasis:
+       return QLatin1String("<strong>") + serialize_children (node) + QLatin1String("</strong>");
+
+   case QSnapdMarkdownNode::NodeTypeUrl:
+       return serialize_children (node);
+
+   default:
+       return QString();
+   }
+}
+#endif
+
 QString SnapResource::longDescription()
 {
+#ifdef SNAP_MARKDOWN
+    QSnapdMarkdownParser parser (QSnapdMarkdownParser::MarkdownVersion0);
+    QList<QSnapdMarkdownNode> nodes = parser.parse (m_snap->description());
+    QString result;
+    for (int i = 0; i < nodes.size (); i++)
+        result += serialize_node (nodes[i]);
+    return result;
+#else
     return m_snap->description();
+#endif
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::name() const
 {
     return m_snap->title().isEmpty() ? m_snap->name() : m_snap->title();
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::origin() const
 {
     return QStringLiteral("Snap");
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::packageName() const
 {
     return m_snap->name();
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::section()
 {
     return QStringLiteral("snap");
 }
 
 AbstractResource::State SnapResource::state()
 {
     return m_state;
 }
 
 void SnapResource::setState(AbstractResource::State state)
 {
     if (m_state != state) {
         m_state = state;
         Q_EMIT stateChanged();
     }
 }
 
 void SnapResource::fetchChangelog()
 {
     QString log;
     emit changelogFetched(log);
 }
 
 void SnapResource::fetchScreenshots()
 {
     QList<QUrl> screenshots;
 #ifdef SNAP_MEDIA
     for(int i = 0, c = m_snap->mediaCount(); i<c; ++i) {
         QScopedPointer<QSnapdMedia> media(m_snap->media(i));
         if (media->type() == QLatin1String("screenshot"))
             screenshots << QUrl(media->url());
     }
 #else
     for(int i = 0, c = m_snap->screenshotCount(); i<c; ++i) {
         QScopedPointer<QSnapdScreenshot> screenshot(m_snap->screenshot(i));
         screenshots << QUrl(screenshot->url());
     }
 #endif
     Q_EMIT screenshotsFetched(screenshots, screenshots);
 }
 
 void SnapResource::invokeApplication() const
 {
     QProcess::startDetached(QStringLiteral("snap"), {QStringLiteral("run"), packageName()});
 }
 
 AbstractResource::Type SnapResource::type() const
 {
     return m_snap->snapType() != QLatin1String("app") ? Application : Technical;
 }
 
 void SnapResource::setSnap(const QSharedPointer<QSnapdSnap>& snap)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(snap->name() == m_snap->name());
     if (m_snap == snap)
         return;
 
     const bool newSize = m_snap->installedSize() != snap->installedSize() || m_snap->downloadSize() != snap->downloadSize();
     m_snap = snap;
     if (newSize)
         Q_EMIT sizeChanged();
 
     Q_EMIT newSnap();
 }
 
 QDate SnapResource::releaseDate() const
 {
     return {};
 }
 
 class PlugsModel : public QStandardItemModel
 {
 public:
     enum Roles {
         PlugNameRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
         SlotSnapRole,
         SlotNameRole
     };
 
     PlugsModel(SnapResource* res, SnapBackend* backend, QObject* parent)
         : QStandardItemModel(parent)
         , m_res(res)
         , m_backend(backend)
     {
         setItemRoleNames(roleNames().unite(
             { {Qt::CheckStateRole, "checked"} }
         ));
 
         auto req = backend->client()->getInterfaces();
         req->runSync();
 
         QHash<QString, QVector<QSnapdSlot*>> slotsForInterface;
         for (int i = 0; i<req->slotCount(); ++i) {
             const auto slot = req->slot(i);
             slot->setParent(this);
             slotsForInterface[slot->interface()].append(slot);
 
         }
 
         const auto snap = m_res->snap();
         for (int i = 0; i<req->plugCount(); ++i) {
             const QScopedPointer<QSnapdPlug> plug(req->plug(i));
             if (plug->snap() == snap->name()) {
                 if (plug->interface() == QLatin1String("content"))
                     continue;
 
                 const auto theSlots = slotsForInterface.value(plug->interface());
                 for (auto slot: theSlots) {
                     auto item = new QStandardItem;
                     if (plug->label().isEmpty())
                         item->setText(plug->name());
                     else
                         item->setText(i18n("%1 - %2", plug->name(), plug->label()));
 
 //                     qDebug() << "xxx" << plug->name() << plug->label() << plug->interface() << slot->snap() << "slot:" << slot->name() << slot->snap() << slot->interface() << slot->label();
                     item->setCheckable(true);
                     item->setCheckState(plug->connectionCount()>0 ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked);
                     item->setData(plug->name(), PlugNameRole);
                     item->setData(slot->snap(), SlotSnapRole);
                     item->setData(slot->name(), SlotNameRole);
                     appendRow(item);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
 private:
     bool setData(const QModelIndex & index, const QVariant & value, int role) override {
         if (role != Qt::CheckStateRole)
             return QStandardItemModel::setData(index, value, role);
 
         auto item = itemFromIndex(index);
         Q_ASSERT(item);
         const QString plugName = item->data(PlugNameRole).toString();
         const QString slotSnap = item->data(SlotSnapRole).toString();
         const QString slotName = item->data(SlotNameRole).toString();
 
         QSnapdRequest* req;
 
         const auto snap = m_res->snap();
         if (item->checkState() == Qt::Checked) {
             req = m_backend->client()->disconnectInterface(snap->name(), plugName, slotSnap, slotName);
         } else {
             req = m_backend->client()->connectInterface(snap->name(), plugName, slotSnap, slotName);
         }
         req->runSync();
         if (req->error()) {
             qWarning() << "snapd error" << req->errorString();
             Q_EMIT m_res->backend()->passiveMessage(req->errorString());
         }
         return req->error() == QSnapdRequest::NoError;
     }
 
     SnapResource* const m_res;
     SnapBackend* const m_backend;
 };
 
 QAbstractItemModel* SnapResource::plugs(QObject* p)
 {
     if (!isInstalled())
         return new QStandardItemModel(p);
 
 
     return new PlugsModel(this, qobject_cast<SnapBackend*>(parent()), p);
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::appstreamId() const
 {
     const QStringList ids
 #if defined(SNAP_COMMON_IDS)
         = m_snap->commonIds()
 #endif
     ;
     return ids.isEmpty() ? QLatin1String("com.snap.") + m_snap->name() : ids.first();
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::channel() const
 {
 #ifdef SNAP_PUBLISHER
     auto req = client()->getSnap(packageName());
 #else
     auto req = client()->listOne(packageName());
 #endif
     req->runSync();
     return req->error() ? QString() : req->snap()->trackingChannel();
 }
 
 QString SnapResource::author() const
 {
 #ifdef SNAP_PUBLISHER
     QString author = m_snap->publisherDisplayName();
     if (m_snap->publisherValidation() == QSnapdEnums::PublisherValidationVerified) {
         author += QStringLiteral(" ✅");
     }
 #else
     QString author;
 #endif
 
     return author;
 }
 
 void SnapResource::setChannel(const QString& channelName)
 {
 #ifdef SNAP_CHANNELS
     Q_ASSERT(isInstalled());
     auto request = client()->switchChannel(m_snap->name(), channelName);
 
     const auto currentChannel = channel();
     auto dest = new CallOnDestroy([this, currentChannel]() {
         const auto newChannel = channel();
         if (newChannel != currentChannel) {
             Q_EMIT channelChanged(newChannel);
         }
     });
 
     request->runAsync();
     connect(request, &QSnapdRequest::complete, dest, &QObject::deleteLater);
 #endif
 }
 
 void SnapResource::refreshSnap()
 {
     auto request = client()->find(QSnapdClient::FindFlag::MatchName, m_snap->name());
     connect(request, &QSnapdRequest::complete, this, [this, request](){
         if (request->error()) {
             qWarning() << "error" << request->error() << ": " << request->errorString();
             return;
         }
         Q_ASSERT(request->snapCount() == 1);
         setSnap(QSharedPointer<QSnapdSnap>(request->snap(0)));
     });
     request->runAsync();
 }
 
 #ifdef SNAP_CHANNELS
 class Channels : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QList<QObject *> channels READ channels NOTIFY channelsChanged)
 
 public:
     Channels(SnapResource* res, QObject* parent) : QObject(parent), m_res(res) {
         if (res->snap()->channelCount() == 0)
             res->refreshSnap();
         else
             refreshChannels();
 
         connect(res, &SnapResource::newSnap, this, &Channels::refreshChannels);
     }
 
 
     void refreshChannels()
     {
         qDeleteAll(m_channels);
         m_channels.clear();
 
         auto s = m_res->snap();
         for(int i=0, c=s->channelCount(); i<c; ++i) {
             auto channel = s->channel(i);
             channel->setParent(this);
             m_channels << channel;
         }
         Q_EMIT channelsChanged();
     }
 
     QList<QObject *> channels() const
     {
         return m_channels;
     }
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void channelsChanged();
 
 private:
     QList<QObject*> m_channels;
     SnapResource* const m_res;
 };
 
 #endif
 
 QObject * SnapResource::channels(QObject* parent)
 {
 #ifdef SNAP_CHANNELS
     return new Channels(this, parent);
 #else
     return nullptr;
 #endif
 }
 
 #include "SnapResource.moc"