diff --git a/lib/table_rex/renderer/text.ex b/lib/table_rex/renderer/text.ex
index 01dcdb5..059904f 100644
--- a/lib/table_rex/renderer/text.ex
+++ b/lib/table_rex/renderer/text.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
   # vertical_styles: [:all, :frame, :off]
 
   # Which horizontal/vertical styles render a specific separator.
-  @render_horizontal_frame_styles [:all, :frame, :header]
+  @render_horizontal_frame_styles [:all, :frame, :header, :gfm]
   @render_vertical_frame_styles [:all, :frame]
   @render_column_separators_styles [:all]
   @render_row_separators_styles [:all]
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
     * `:all`: display separators between and around every row.
     * `:header`: display outer and header horizontal separators only.
     * `:frame`: display outer horizontal separators only.
+    * `:gfm`: display all separators except top and bottom to comply with github flavored markdown 
     * `:off`: display no horizontal separators.
 
   `vertical_styles` controls vertical separators and can be one of:
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
     render_vertical_frame? = opts[:vertical_style] in @render_vertical_frame_styles
     render_column_separators? = opts[:vertical_style] in @render_column_separators_styles
     render_row_separators? = opts[:horizontal_style] in @render_row_separators_styles
+    render_frame_top? = opts[:horizontal_style] != :gfm 
+    render_frame_bottom? = opts[:horizontal_style] != :gfm 
     table_width = table_width(col_widths, vertical_frame?: render_vertical_frame?)
     intersections = intersections(table_width, col_widths, vertical_style: opts[:vertical_style])
 
@@ -72,7 +75,9 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
       render_horizontal_frame?: render_horizontal_frame?,
       render_vertical_frame?: render_vertical_frame?,
       render_column_separators?: render_column_separators?,
-      render_row_separators?: render_row_separators?
+      render_row_separators?: render_row_separators?,
+      render_frame_top?: render_frame_top?,
+      render_frame_bottom?: render_frame_bottom?
     }
 
     rendered =
@@ -89,6 +94,10 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
     {:ok, rendered}
   end
 
+  defp render_top_frame({table, %Meta{render_frame_top?: false} = meta, opts, rendered}) do
+    {table, meta, opts, rendered}
+  end
+
   defp render_top_frame({table, %Meta{render_horizontal_frame?: false} = meta, opts, rendered}) do
     {table, meta, opts, rendered}
   end
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
   defp render_title_separator(
          {table, meta, %{horizontal_style: horizontal_style} = opts, rendered}
        )
-       when horizontal_style in [:all, :header] do
+       when horizontal_style in [:all, :header, :gfm] do
     line =
       render_line(
         meta.table_width,
@@ -186,7 +195,7 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
   defp render_header_separator(
          {table, meta, %{horizontal_style: horizontal_style} = opts, rendered}
        )
-       when horizontal_style in [:all, :header] do
+       when horizontal_style in [:all, :header, :gfm] do
     line =
       render_line(
         meta.table_width,
@@ -242,6 +251,10 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text do
 
   defp vertically_framed(lines, _, _), do: lines
 
+  defp render_bottom_frame({table, %Meta{render_frame_bottom?: false} = meta, opts, rendered}) do
+    {table, meta, opts, rendered}
+  end
+
   defp render_bottom_frame({table, %Meta{render_horizontal_frame?: false} = meta, opts, rendered}) do
     {table, meta, opts, rendered}
   end
diff --git a/lib/table_rex/renderer/text/meta.ex b/lib/table_rex/renderer/text/meta.ex
index 95ff7cd..2d0fa2c 100644
--- a/lib/table_rex/renderer/text/meta.ex
+++ b/lib/table_rex/renderer/text/meta.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.Text.Meta do
             render_horizontal_frame?: false,
             render_vertical_frame?: false,
             render_column_separators?: false,
-            render_row_separators?: false
+            render_row_separators?: false,
+            render_frame_top?: true, 
+            render_frame_bottom?: true 
 
   @doc """
   Retrieves the "inner width" of the table, which is the full width minus any frame.
diff --git a/test/table_rex/renderer/text_test.exs b/test/table_rex/renderer/text_test.exs
index 162c04e..bb0c89d 100644
--- a/test/table_rex/renderer/text_test.exs
+++ b/test/table_rex/renderer/text_test.exs
@@ -525,6 +525,22 @@ defmodule TableRex.Renderer.TextTest do
            """
   end
 
+  test "render in github flavored markdown format", %{table: table} do
+    {:ok, rendered} =
+      table
+      |> Table.put_title("")
+      |> Table.render(horizontal_style: :gfm)
+
+    assert rendered == """
+           | Artist         | Track                | Year |
+           +----------------+----------------------+------+
+           | Konflict       | Cyanide              | 1999 |
+           | Keaton & Hive  | The Plague           | 2003 |
+           | Vicious Circle | Welcome To Shanktown | 2007 |
+           """
+  end
+
+
   test "render with not title or header & horizontal style: frame", %{table: table} do
     {:ok, rendered} =
       table