diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff896bea..7ab1b339 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ There are instructions for building the container for either Docker/Podman locat
 
 **Linux/MacOS**
 
-A container image may be provided to you on a USB stick. You can load the containerfile by running :
+A container image may be provided to you in the form of a tarball.
+You can load the containerfile by running:
 ```bash
 sudo docker load < ibex_demo_image.tar
 # OR
 podman load < ibex_demo_image.tar
 ```
 
-If you already have a container file, you can start the container by running :
+If you already have a container file, you can start the container by running:
 ```bash
 sudo docker run -it --rm \
   -p 6080:6080 \
@@ -64,14 +65,15 @@ podman unshare chown 0:0 -R .
 ```
 To access the container once running, go to [http://localhost:6080/vnc.html](http://localhost:6080/vnc.html).
 
-If you want to program the FPGA from the container, lets find out which bus and device our Arty is on:
+If you want to program the FPGA from the container, let's find out which bus and device our Arty is on:
 ```bash
 $ lsusb
 ...
 Bus 00X Device 00Y: ID 0403:6010 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT2232C/D/H Dual UART/FIFO IC
 ...
 ```
-Where X and Y are numbers. Please note down what X and Y is for you (this will change if you unplug and replug your FPGA).
+Where X and Y are numbers.
+Please note down what X and Y is for you (this will change if you unplug and replug your FPGA).
 
 Then run Docker with the following parameters:
 ```bash
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ cd "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker"
 .\DockerCli.exe -SwitchLinuxEngine
 ```
 
-Go to the folder on the USB named "Docker Images" and run:
+In case you have a tarball of the docker image, run:
 ```powershell
 docker load -i ibex_demo_image.tar
 ```
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ Go to the folder where you have decompressed the demo system repository:
 docker run -it --rm -p 6080:6080 -p 3333:3333 -v %cd%:/home/dev/demo:Z ibex
 ```
 
-
 ## Add udev rules for our device
 For both the container and the native setups you will need to add user device permissions for our FPGA board.
 The following instructions are for Linux-based systems and are needed for the programmer to access the development board.
@@ -191,14 +192,14 @@ exit
 
 ```
 
-Run the following to reload the rules...
+Run the following to reload the rules:
 
 ```bash
 sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
 sudo udevadm trigger
 ```
 
-Add user to plugdev group.
+Add user to plugdev group:
 ```bash
 sudo usermod -a $USER -G plugdev
 ```
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ sed -i -- "s|sha256\s=\s\".*\";|sha256 = \"$VIVADO_BUNDLED_HASH\";|g" dependenci
 To install python dependencies use pip, you may wish to do this inside a virtual
 environment to avoid disturbing you current python setup (note it uses a lowRISC
 fork of edalize and FuseSoC so if you already use these a virtual environment is
-recommended)
+recommended):
 
 ```bash
 # Setup python venv
@@ -387,8 +388,8 @@ You may need to run the last command twice if you get the following error:
 `ERROR: Failed building wheel for fusesoc`
 
 
+## Building Software
 
-## Building Software 
 ### C stack
 
 First the software must be built.
@@ -402,6 +403,7 @@ cmake ..
 make
 popd
 ```
+
 ### Rust stack
 
 ```sh
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ repository root run:
 ```
 fusesoc --cores-root=. run --target=sim --tool=verilator --setup --build lowrisc:ibex:demo_system
 ```
+
 ## Running the Simulator
 
 Having built the simulator and software, to simulate using Verilator we can use the following commands.
@@ -469,6 +472,7 @@ Divide Wait:                0
 ```
 
 ## Building FPGA bitstream
+
 FuseSoC handles the FPGA build. Vivado tools must be setup beforehand. From the
 repository root:
 
@@ -489,9 +493,8 @@ make -C ./build/lowrisc_ibex_demo_system_0/synth-vivado/ pgm
 
 ## Loading an application to the programmed FPGA
 
-The util/load_demo_system.sh script can be used to load and run an application. You
-can choose to immediately run it or begin halted, allowing you to attach a
-debugger.
+The `util/load_demo_system.sh` script can be used to load and run an application.
+You can choose to immediately run it or begin halted, allowing you to attach a debugger.
 
 ```bash
 # Run demo
@@ -512,20 +515,19 @@ screen /dev/ttyUSB1 115200
 If you see an immediate `[screen is terminating]`, it may mean that you need super user rights.
 In this case, you may try using `sudo`.
 
-To exit from the `screen` command, you should press control and a together, then release these two keys and press d.
+To exit from the `screen` command, you should press control and a together, then release these two keys and press `d`.
 
 ## Debugging an application
 
-Either load an application and halt (see above) or start a new OpenOCD instance
+Either load an application and halt (see above) or start a new OpenOCD instance:
 
 ```
 openocd -f util/arty-a7-openocd-cfg.tcl
 ```
 
-Then run GDB against the running binary and connect to localhost:3333 as a
-remote target
+Then run GDB against the running binary and connect to `localhost:3333` as a remote target:
 
-```
+```bash
 riscv32-unknown-elf-gdb ./sw/c/build/demo/hello_world/demo
 
 (gdb) target extended-remote localhost:3333