diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/helpers/Markdown.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/helpers/Markdown.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bbad50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/helpers/Markdown.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * 
+ * 
+ * @author Carsten Brandt <mail@cebe.cc>
+ */
+
+namespace yii\apidoc\helpers;
+
+
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Type\Collection;
+use yii\apidoc\models\MethodDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\models\TypeDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\templates\BaseRenderer;
+use yii\helpers\Html;
+
+class Markdown extends \yii\helpers\Markdown
+{
+	/**
+	 * @var BaseRenderer
+	 */
+	public static $renderer;
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts markdown into HTML
+	 *
+	 * @param string $content
+	 * @param TypeDoc $context
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function process($content, $context)
+	{
+		$content = trim(parent::process($content, []));
+		if (!strncmp($content, '<p>', 3) && substr($content, -4, 4) == '</p>') {
+			$content = substr($content, 3, -4);
+		}
+
+		$content = preg_replace_callback('/\[\[([\w\d\\\\\(\):]+)(\|[\w\d ]*)?\]\]/xm', function($matches) use ($context) {
+			$object = $matches[1];
+			$title = (empty($matches[2]) || $matches[2] == '|') ? null : substr($matches[2], 1);
+
+			if (($pos = strpos($object, '::')) !== false) {
+				$typeName = substr($object, 0, $pos);
+				$subjectName = substr($object, $pos + 2);
+				// Collection resolves relative types
+				$typeName = (new Collection([$typeName], $context->phpDocContext))->__toString();
+				$type = static::$renderer->context->getType($typeName);
+				if ($type === null) {
+					return '<span style="background: #f00;">' . $typeName . '::' . $subjectName . '</span>';
+				} else {
+					if (($subject = $type->findSubject($subjectName)) !== null) {
+						if ($title === null) {
+							$title = $type->name . '::' . $subject->name;
+							if ($subject instanceof MethodDoc) {
+								$title .= '()';
+							}
+						}
+						return static::$renderer->subjectLink($subject, $title);
+					} else {
+						return '<span style="background: #ff0;">' . $type->name . '</span><span style="background: #f00;">::' . $subjectName . '</span>';
+					}
+				}
+			} elseif (($subject = $context->findSubject($object)) !== null) {
+				return static::$renderer->subjectLink($subject, $title);
+			}
+			// Collection resolves relative types
+			$object = (new Collection([$object], $context->phpDocContext))->__toString();
+			if (($type = static::$renderer->context->getType($object)) !== null) {
+				return static::$renderer->typeLink($type, $title);
+			}
+			return '<span style="background: #f00;">' . $object . '</span>';
+		}, $content);
+
+		return $content;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/BaseDoc.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/BaseDoc.php
index b595dcc..c470ab5 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/BaseDoc.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/BaseDoc.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ use yii\base\Object;
  */
 class BaseDoc extends Object
 {
+	/**
+	 * @var \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Context
+	 */
+	public $phpDocContext;
+
 	public $name;
 
 	public $sourceFile;
@@ -55,9 +60,11 @@ class BaseDoc extends Object
 
 		$docblock = $reflector->getDocBlock();
 		if ($docblock !== null) {
-			$this->shortDescription = $docblock->getShortDescription();
+			$this->shortDescription = ucfirst($docblock->getShortDescription());
 			$this->description = $docblock->getLongDescription();
 
+			$this->phpDocContext = $docblock->getContext();
+
 			$this->tags = $docblock->getTags();
 			foreach($this->tags as $i => $tag) {
 				if ($tag instanceof SinceTag) {
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/ClassDoc.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/ClassDoc.php
index a70ae85..d9b17a4 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/ClassDoc.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/ClassDoc.php
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ class ClassDoc extends TypeDoc
 	public $constants = [];
 
 
+	public function findSubject($subjectName)
+	{
+		if (($subject = parent::findSubject($subjectName)) !== null) {
+			return $subject;
+		}
+		foreach($this->events as $name => $event) {
+			if ($subjectName == $name) {
+				return $event;
+			}
+		}
+		foreach($this->constants as $name => $constant) {
+			if ($subjectName == $name) {
+				return $constant;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return EventDoc[]
 	 */
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/FunctionDoc.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/FunctionDoc.php
index 1120f77..9c7e212 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/FunctionDoc.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/FunctionDoc.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class FunctionDoc extends BaseDoc
 				if (!isset($this->params[$paramName])) {
 					echo 'undefined parameter documented: ' . $paramName . ' in ' . $this->name . "\n"; // todo add this to a log file
 				}
-				$this->params[$paramName]->description = $tag->getDescription();
+				$this->params[$paramName]->description = ucfirst($tag->getDescription());
 				$this->params[$paramName]->type = $tag->getType();
 				$this->params[$paramName]->types = $tag->getTypes();
 				unset($this->tags[$i]);
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/TypeDoc.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/TypeDoc.php
index 9ceaf26..5a83383 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/TypeDoc.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/models/TypeDoc.php
@@ -30,6 +30,30 @@ class TypeDoc extends BaseDoc
 
 	public $namespace;
 
+
+	public function findSubject($subjectName)
+	{
+		if ($subjectName[0] != '$') {
+			foreach($this->methods as $name => $method) {
+				if (rtrim($subjectName, '()') == $name) {
+					return $method;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (substr($subjectName, -2, 2) == '()') {
+			return null;
+		}
+		if ($this->properties === null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		foreach($this->properties as $name => $property) {
+			if (ltrim($subjectName, '$') == ltrim($name, '$')) {
+				return $property;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return MethodDoc[]
 	 */
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/BaseRenderer.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/BaseRenderer.php
index 4f29e43..97d58a5 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/BaseRenderer.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/BaseRenderer.php
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@
 namespace yii\apidoc\templates;
 
 use Yii;
+use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\models\ConstDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\models\Context;
+use yii\apidoc\models\EventDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\models\InterfaceDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\models\MethodDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\models\PropertyDoc;
+use yii\apidoc\models\TraitDoc;
 use yii\base\Component;
 use yii\console\Controller;
-use yii\apidoc\models\Context;
-use yii\web\AssetManager;
-use yii\web\View;
 
 /**
  * Base class for all API documentation renderers
@@ -23,10 +28,32 @@ use yii\web\View;
 abstract class BaseRenderer extends Component
 {
 	/**
+	 * @var Context the [[Context]] currently being rendered.
+	 */
+	public $context;
+
+
+	/**
 	 * Renders a given [[Context]].
 	 *
 	 * @param Context $context the api documentation context to render.
 	 * @param Controller $controller the apidoc controller instance. Can be used to control output.
 	 */
 	public abstract function render($context, $controller);
+
+	/**
+	 * creates a link to a type (class, interface or trait)
+	 * @param ClassDoc|InterfaceDoc|TraitDoc $types
+	 * @param string $title
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public abstract function typeLink($types, $title = null);
+
+	/**
+	 * creates a link to a subject
+	 * @param PropertyDoc|MethodDoc|ConstDoc|EventDoc $subject
+	 * @param string $title
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public abstract function subjectLink($subject, $title = null);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/Renderer.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/Renderer.php
index 4d5ae20..2129695 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/Renderer.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/Renderer.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace yii\apidoc\templates\html;
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\BaseDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ConstDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\EventDoc;
@@ -55,14 +56,16 @@ abstract class Renderer extends BaseRenderer implements ViewContextInterface
 	 */
 	public $indexView = '@yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/index.php';
 	/**
-	 * @var Context the [[Context]] currently being rendered.
-	 */
-	protected $context;
-	/**
 	 * @var View
 	 */
 	private $_view;
 
+
+	public function init()
+	{
+		Markdown::$renderer = $this;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return View the view instance
 	 */
@@ -179,7 +182,11 @@ abstract class Renderer extends BaseRenderer implements ViewContextInterface
 	public function subjectLink($subject, $title = null)
 	{
 		if ($title === null) {
-			$title = $subject->name;
+			if ($subject instanceof MethodDoc) {
+				$title = $subject->name . '()';
+			} else {
+				$title = $subject->name;
+			}
 		}
 		if (($type = $this->context->getType($subject->definedBy)) === null) {
 			return $subject->name;
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/constSummary.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/constSummary.php
index 63dbbfb..a872aa5 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/constSummary.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/constSummary.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 /**
  * @var ClassDoc $type
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ if (empty($type->constants)) {
 	<tr<?= $constant->definedBy != $type->name ? ' class="inherited"' : '' ?> id="<?= $constant->name ?>">
 	  <td><?= $constant->name ?></td>
 	  <td><?= $constant->value ?></td>
-	  <td><?= nl2br($constant->shortDescription . "\n" . $constant->description) ?></td>
+	  <td><?= Markdown::process($constant->shortDescription . "\n" . $constant->description, $type) ?></td>
 	  <td><?= $this->context->typeLink($constant->definedBy) ?></td>
 	</tr>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventDetails.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventDetails.php
index 9ba925e..a5b3091 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventDetails.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventDetails.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 /**
  * @var ClassDoc $type
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ if (empty($events)) {
 		<?php echo $event->trigger->signature; ?>
 	</div>*/ ?>
 
-	<p><?php echo $event->description; ?></p>
+	<p><?= Markdown::process($event->description, $type); ?></p>
 
 	<?= $this->render('seeAlso', ['object' => $event]); ?>
 
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventSummary.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventSummary.php
index 56cb0fa..0c179b6 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventSummary.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/eventSummary.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 /**
  * @var ClassDoc $type
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ if (empty($type->events)) {
 	<td><?= $this->context->subjectLink($event) ?></td>
 	<td><?= $this->context->typeLink($event->types) ?></td>
 	<td>
-		<?= $event->shortDescription ?>
+		<?= Markdown::process($event->shortDescription, $type) ?>
 		<?php if(!empty($event->since)): ?>
 			(available since version <?php echo $event->since; ?>)
 		<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodDetails.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodDetails.php
index e0c0dbe..c3e5290 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodDetails.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodDetails.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\TraitDoc;
 /**
@@ -36,14 +37,14 @@ if (empty($methods)) {
 				<tr>
 				  <td class="paramNameCol"><?= $param->name ?></td>
 				  <td class="paramTypeCol"><?= $this->context->typeLink($param->types) ?></td>
-				  <td class="paramDescCol"><?= $param->description ?></td>
+				  <td class="paramDescCol"><?= Markdown::process($param->description, $type) ?></td>
 				</tr>
 			<?php endforeach; ?>
 			<?php if(!empty($method->return)): ?>
 				<tr>
 				  <td class="paramNameCol"><?= '{return}'; ?></td>
 				  <td class="paramTypeCol"><?= $this->context->typeLink($method->returnTypes); ?></td>
-				  <td class="paramDescCol"><?= $method->return; ?></td>
+				  <td class="paramDescCol"><?= Markdown::process($method->return, $type); ?></td>
 				</tr>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 		<?php endif; ?>
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ if (empty($methods)) {
 
 <!--	--><?php //$this->renderPartial('sourceCode',array('object'=>$method)); ?>
 
-	<p><strong><?= $method->shortDescription ?></strong></p>
-	<p><?= nl2br($method->description) ?></p>
+	<p><?= Markdown::process($method->shortDescription, $type) ?></strong></p>
+	<p><?= Markdown::process($method->description, $type) ?></p>
 
 	<?= $this->render('seeAlso', ['object' => $method]); ?>
 
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodSummary.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodSummary.php
index e597d53..c3ca6d5 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodSummary.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/methodSummary.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\InterfaceDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\TraitDoc;
@@ -28,13 +29,13 @@ if ($protected && count($type->getProtectedMethods()) == 0 || !$protected && cou
   <th>Method</th><th>Description</th><th>Defined By</th>
 </tr>
 <?php foreach($type->methods as $method): ?>
-<?php if($protected && $method->visibility == 'protected' || !$protected && $method->visibility != 'protected'): ?>
-<tr<?= $method->definedBy != $type->name ? ' class="inherited"' : '' ?> id="<?= $method->name ?>()">
-  <td><?= $this->context->subjectLink($method, $method->name.'()') ?></td>
-  <td><?= $method->shortDescription ?></td>
-  <td><?= $this->context->typeLink($method->definedBy) ?></td>
-</tr>
-<?php endif; ?>
+	<?php if($protected && $method->visibility == 'protected' || !$protected && $method->visibility != 'protected'): ?>
+	<tr<?= $method->definedBy != $type->name ? ' class="inherited"' : '' ?> id="<?= $method->name ?>()">
+		<td><?= $this->context->subjectLink($method, $method->name.'()') ?></td>
+		<td><?= Markdown::process($method->shortDescription, $type) ?></td>
+		<td><?= $this->context->typeLink($method->definedBy, $type) ?></td>
+	</tr>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </table>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertyDetails.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertyDetails.php
index 80fb34a..628f9bd 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertyDetails.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertyDetails.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\TraitDoc;
 /**
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ if (empty($properties)) {
 	<?php echo $this->context->renderPropertySignature($property); ?>
 	</div>
 
-	<p><?= nl2br($property->description) ?></p>
+	<p><?= Markdown::process($property->description, $type) ?></p>
 
 	<?= $this->render('seeAlso', ['object' => $property]); ?>
 
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertySummary.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertySummary.php
index ae95850..3730431 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertySummary.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/propertySummary.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\TraitDoc;
 /**
@@ -28,14 +29,14 @@ if ($protected && count($type->getProtectedProperties()) == 0 || !$protected &&
   <th>Property</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Defined By</th>
 </tr>
 <?php foreach($type->properties as $property): ?>
-<?php if($protected && $property->visibility == 'protected' || !$protected && $property->visibility != 'protected'): ?>
-<tr<?= $property->definedBy != $type->name ? ' class="inherited"' : '' ?> id="<?= $property->name ?>">
-  <td><?php echo $this->context->subjectLink($property); ?></td>
-  <td><?php echo $this->context->typeLink($property->types); ?></td>
-  <td><?php echo $property->shortDescription; ?></td>
-  <td><?php echo $this->context->typeLink($property->definedBy); ?></td>
-</tr>
-<?php endif; ?>
+	<?php if($protected && $property->visibility == 'protected' || !$protected && $property->visibility != 'protected'): ?>
+	<tr<?= $property->definedBy != $type->name ? ' class="inherited"' : '' ?> id="<?= $property->name ?>">
+		<td><?= $this->context->subjectLink($property) ?></td>
+		<td><?= $this->context->typeLink($property->types) ?></td>
+		<td><?= Markdown::process($property->shortDescription, $type) ?></td>
+		<td><?= $this->context->typeLink($property->definedBy) ?></td>
+	</tr>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </table>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/seeAlso.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/seeAlso.php
index e955318..9990714 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/seeAlso.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/seeAlso.php
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ $see = [];
 foreach($object->tags as $tag) {
 	/** @var $tag phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Tag\SeeTag */
 	if (get_class($tag) == 'phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Tag\SeeTag') {
-		$see[] = $tag->getReference();
+		$ref = $tag->getReference();
+		if (strpos($ref, '://') === false) {
+			$see[] = '[[' . $ref . ']]';
+		} else {
+			$see[] = $ref;
+		}
 	}
 }
 if (empty($see)) {
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ if (empty($see)) {
 <h4>See Also</h4>
 <ul>
 <?php foreach($see as $ref): ?>
-	<li><?= $ref ?></li>
+	<li><?= \yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown::process($ref, $this->context->context->getType($object->definedBy)) ?></li>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
 </ul>
 </div>
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/type.php b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/type.php
index 50959dc..64de2d1 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/type.php
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/html/views/type.php
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 
+use yii\apidoc\helpers\Markdown;
 use yii\apidoc\models\ClassDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\InterfaceDoc;
 use yii\apidoc\models\TraitDoc;
 /**
  * @var ClassDoc|InterfaceDoc|TraitDoc $type
  * @var yii\web\View $this
- * @var \yii\apidoc\components\OfflineRenderer $renderer
+ * @var \yii\apidoc\templates\html\Renderer $renderer
  */
 
 $renderer = $this->context;
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ $renderer = $this->context;
 </table>
 
 <div id="classDescription">
-	<strong><?= $type->shortDescription ?></strong>
-	<p><?= nl2br($type->description) ?></p>
+	<strong><?= Markdown::process($type->shortDescription, $type) ?></strong>
+	<p><?= Markdown::process($type->description, $type) ?></p>
 </div>
 
 <a name="properties"></a>
diff --git a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/offline/assets/css/api.css b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/offline/assets/css/api.css
index 482c04f..8ad7e07 100644
--- a/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/offline/assets/css/api.css
+++ b/extensions/yii/apidoc/templates/offline/assets/css/api.css
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ pre {
     border-left: 6px solid #FFE6BF;
 }
 
+code {
+    color: #000000;
+    background-color: #FFF5E6;
+    padding: 1px;
+}
+
 div.code {
 	display: none;
     color: #000000;