diff --git a/frontend/src/components/profile/ProfileGeneralTab.jsx b/frontend/src/components/profile/ProfileGeneralTab.jsx
index 17f84fc..c0b60dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/profile/ProfileGeneralTab.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/profile/ProfileGeneralTab.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, {useState} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import Textarea from '../ui/TextArea';
+import MarkdownEditor from '@ui/MarkdownEditor';
 
 const ProfileGeneralTab = ({
     name,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const ProfileGeneralTab = ({
                     </p>
                 </div>
             )}
-            <div className='space-y-6'>
+            <div className='space-y-8'>
                 <div className='space-y-2'>
                     <div className='flex items-center justify-between'>
                         <div className='space-y-1'>
@@ -94,20 +94,14 @@ const ProfileGeneralTab = ({
                         </label>
                         <p className='text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400'>
                             Add any notes or details about this profile's
-                            purpose and configuration
+                            purpose and configuration. Use markdown to format
+                            your description.
                         </p>
                     </div>
-                    <Textarea
+                    <MarkdownEditor
                         value={description}
                         onChange={e => onDescriptionChange(e.target.value)}
                         placeholder='Enter a description for this profile'
-                        rows={4}
-                        className='w-full rounded-md border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600
-                        bg-white dark:bg-gray-700
-                        text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100
-                        placeholder-gray-500 dark:placeholder-gray-400
-                        focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-transparent
-                        transition-colors duration-200'
                     />
                 </div>
 
@@ -142,7 +136,7 @@ const ProfileGeneralTab = ({
                         </button>
                     </div>
                     {tags.length > 0 ? (
-                        <div className='flex flex-wrap gap-2 rounded-md '>
+                        <div className='flex flex-wrap gap-2 rounded-md'>
                             {tags.map(tag => (
                                 <span
                                     key={tag}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui/MarkdownEditor.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ui/MarkdownEditor.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f02a0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui/MarkdownEditor.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import React, {useState} from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import {
+    Bold,
+    Italic,
+    List,
+    ListOrdered,
+    Code,
+    Link,
+    Quote,
+    Eye,
+    Edit2
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import Textarea from '../ui/TextArea';
+import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
+
+const MarkdownEditor = ({value, onChange, placeholder}) => {
+    const [isPreview, setIsPreview] = useState(false);
+
+    const insertMarkdown = (prefix, suffix = '') => {
+        const textarea = document.querySelector('#markdown-textarea');
+        const start = textarea.selectionStart;
+        const end = textarea.selectionEnd;
+        const selectedText = value.substring(start, end);
+
+        const beforeText = value.substring(0, start);
+        const afterText = value.substring(end);
+
+        const newText = selectedText
+            ? `${beforeText}${prefix}${selectedText}${suffix}${afterText}`
+            : `${beforeText}${prefix}placeholder${suffix}${afterText}`;
+
+        onChange({target: {value: newText}});
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            textarea.focus();
+            const newPosition = selectedText
+                ? start + prefix.length + selectedText.length + suffix.length
+                : start + prefix.length + 'placeholder'.length;
+            textarea.setSelectionRange(newPosition, newPosition);
+        }, 0);
+    };
+
+    const controls = [
+        {
+            icon: Bold,
+            label: 'Bold',
+            action: () => insertMarkdown('**', '**')
+        },
+        {
+            icon: Italic,
+            label: 'Italic',
+            action: () => insertMarkdown('*', '*')
+        },
+        {
+            icon: Code,
+            label: 'Code',
+            action: () => insertMarkdown('`', '`')
+        },
+        {
+            icon: Link,
+            label: 'Link',
+            action: () => insertMarkdown('[', '](url)')
+        },
+        {
+            icon: ListOrdered,
+            label: 'Numbered List',
+            action: () => insertMarkdown('\n1. ')
+        },
+        {
+            icon: List,
+            label: 'Bullet List',
+            action: () => insertMarkdown('\n- ')
+        },
+        {
+            icon: Quote,
+            label: 'Quote',
+            action: () => insertMarkdown('\n> ')
+        }
+    ];
+
+    return (
+        <div className='rounded-md border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 overflow-hidden'>
+            {/* Markdown Controls */}
+            <div className='flex items-center gap-1 p-2 border-b border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600'>
+                {isPreview ? (
+                    <div className='flex items-center gap-2 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 ml-2'>
+                        <Eye className='w-4 h-4' />
+                        <span className='text-sm font-medium'>
+                            Preview Mode
+                        </span>
+                    </div>
+                ) : (
+                    controls.map(control => (
+                        <button
+                            key={control.label}
+                            onClick={control.action}
+                            className='p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 transition-colors'
+                            title={control.label}>
+                            <control.icon className='w-4 h-4' />
+                        </button>
+                    ))
+                )}
+
+                {/* Preview Toggle */}
+                <div className='ml-auto'>
+                    <button
+                        onClick={() => setIsPreview(!isPreview)}
+                        className='flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-200 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 rounded transition-colors'>
+                        {isPreview ? (
+                            <>
+                                <Edit2 className='w-4 h-4' />
+                                Edit
+                            </>
+                        ) : (
+                            <>
+                                <Eye className='w-4 h-4' />
+                                Preview
+                            </>
+                        )}
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Editor/Preview Area */}
+            <div>
+                {isPreview ? (
+                    <div className='px-4 py-3 min-h-[300px] h-full prose prose-sm dark:prose-invert max-w-none bg-white dark:bg-gray-700'>
+                        {value ? (
+                            <ReactMarkdown>{value}</ReactMarkdown>
+                        ) : (
+                            <p className='text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 italic'>
+                                Nothing to preview
+                            </p>
+                        )}
+                    </div>
+                ) : (
+                    <Textarea
+                        id='markdown-textarea'
+                        value={value}
+                        onChange={onChange}
+                        placeholder={placeholder}
+                        rows={12}
+                    />
+                )}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+MarkdownEditor.propTypes = {
+    value: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    placeholder: PropTypes.string
+};
+
+export default MarkdownEditor;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui/TextArea.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ui/TextArea.jsx
index a429a42..09e0826 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ui/TextArea.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui/TextArea.jsx
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-import React from "react";
-
-const Textarea = React.forwardRef(({ className, ...props }, ref) => {
-  return (
-    <textarea
-      className={`flex min-h-[80px] w-full rounded-md border border-dark-border bg-dark-card px-3 py-2 text-sm text-dark-text placeholder-gray-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-transparent ${className}`}
-      ref={ref}
-      {...props}
-    />
-  );
+import React from 'react';
+const Textarea = React.forwardRef(({className, ...props}, ref) => {
+    return (
+        <textarea
+            className={`flex min-h-[300px] w-full border-none bg-white 
+        dark:bg-gray-700 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 
+        placeholder-gray-500 dark:placeholder-gray-400 
+        focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 
+        focus:border-transparent disabled:cursor-not-allowed 
+        disabled:opacity-50 rounded-none ${className}`}
+            ref={ref}
+            {...props}
+        />
+    );
 });
+Textarea.displayName = 'Textarea';
 
-Textarea.displayName = "Textarea";
-
-export default Textarea;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Textarea;